--- title: "Margret Robb | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margret-robb-7273" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Margret Robb Indiana Court of Appeals · Judge ## Profile - Court: Indiana Court of Appeals - State: Indiana - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Indiana Court of Appeals, 1998-present - Margret G. Robb was the first woman elected Chief Judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals, serving from 2011 to 2013, and retired from the court in August 2023 with senior status - Chief Judge: Elected Chief Judge in 2011, serving until 2013 — the first woman to hold the role in the court’s history - 5th District and was elected Chief Judge in 2011, a historic first in the court’s 110-year history - Margret G. Robb is a retired senior judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals, best known as the first woman elected Chief Judge in the court’s 110‐year history ### Education - B.S. and M.S. in Business Economics from Purdue University and a Magna Cum Laude J.D. from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1978. ### Additional information - Retired from the Indiana Court of Appeals on August 2, 2023, after 25 years on the appellate bench, and was granted senior status. - Service: Served on the 5th District of the Indiana Court of Appeals from 1998 until her retirement on August 2, 2023 - She was retained by voters in 2000 and 2010 - Appointed to the state’s intermediate appellate court in 1998 by Governor Frank O’Bannon. - Margret G. Robb received an appointment to the Indiana Court of Appeals in July 1998 by Governor Frank O’Bannon. - Practitioner, 1997-1997 - Also a registered family and civil mediator and Tippecanoe County Deputy Public Defender - Also a graduate of the Graduate Program for Indiana Judges and the Indiana Judicial College - Before joining the court, Robb practiced law in Lafayette, Indiana, for 20 years, and held the role of a Chapter 11, 12, and standing Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee for the Northern District of Indiana. - She was a founding chair of Governor Otis Bowen’s Commission on the Status of Women - For 17 years, she led a continuing legal education program that raised over $1 million for law school scholarships. - Robb chaired the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis Alumni Association, the Bankruptcy Section of the Indiana State Bar Association, and the Appellate Practice Section. - She was also appointed to the ABA Committee responsible for accrediting law schools ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic evidence presentation Scope: statewide Indiana Rule 2.17 lets a judge authorize electronic or photographic means for evidence presentation, record perpetuation, or judicial administration. Evidence excerpt: a judge may authorize: (1) the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence [Indiana Code of Judicial Conduct Rule 2.17: Prohibiting Broadcasting of Proceedings](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/judicial-conduct/rule2-17/current.htm) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### photography recording Scope: statewide Indiana courtroom broadcasting, recording, digital streaming, and photography require judicial authorization under Rule 2.17. Evidence excerpt: No broadcast of a court proceeding is allowed without authorization from the judge. [Indiana Code of Judicial Conduct Rule 2.17: Prohibiting Broadcasting of Proceedings](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/judicial-conduct/rule2-17/current.htm) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote non testimonial proceedings Scope: statewide Indiana courts may conduct non-testimonial hearings or conferences remotely on request or on the court's own order. Evidence excerpt: a court may, upon request or on its own order, conduct the hearing or conference as a remote proceeding [Indiana Administrative Rule 14: Remote Proceedings](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/admin/rule14/current.htm) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote testimonial proceedings Scope: statewide Indiana testimonial proceedings are presumptively in person unless good cause is shown or the parties agree to remote participation. Evidence excerpt: A court must conduct all testimonial proceedings in person except that a court may conduct the proceedings remotely [Indiana Administrative Rule 14: Remote Proceedings](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/admin/rule14/current.htm) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### camera request process Scope: statewide Indiana's public cameras guidance states that local judicial officers have discretion to authorize news-media cameras in non-confidential trial-court proceedings. Evidence excerpt: Judicial officers around the state have the authority to allow news media into their courtrooms [Indiana Judicial Branch: Cameras in Indiana Trial Courts](https://www.in.gov/courts/cameras/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7273/margret-robb/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7273/margret-robb/) - [Indiana Court of Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7273/margret-robb/) - [Indiana Code of Judicial Conduct Rule 2.17: Prohibiting Broadcasting of Proceedings](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/judicial-conduct/rule2-17/current.htm) - [Indiana Administrative Rule 14: Remote Proceedings](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/admin/rule14/current.htm) - [Indiana Judicial Branch: Cameras in Indiana Trial Courts](https://www.in.gov/courts/cameras/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7273/margret-robb/) - [Margret G. 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