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# Mark S. Massa

Indiana Supreme Court · Justice

## Profile

- Court: Indiana Supreme Court
- State: Indiana
- Role: Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Indiana Supreme Court, 2012-present
- Massa’s early legal career included clerking for Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall Shepard from 1991 to 1993

### Education

- evening division of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law — J.D. (1989)
- J.D., Indiana University at Indianapolis Robert H. McKinney School of Law (1989)

### Additional information

- He also joined a 2023 decision enforcing Indiana’s near-total abortion ban
- The Evansville Press — journalist before legal career
- He also served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Indiana, earning the Inspector General’s Integrity Award from the Department of Health and Human Services He held several governmental roles, including Deputy Press Secretary and speechwriter for Governor Robert Orr, General Counsel to Governor Mitch Daniels, Chair of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, Executive Director of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, and service on the Indianapolis Marion County Police Merit Board
- Justice Massa is an Indiana Bar Foundation Fellow and a member of the American Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Indianapolis Bar Association, and Sagamore American Inn of Court.
- He serves on the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence by appointment of Chief Justice John Roberts and chairs several state judicial committees, including the Indiana Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative and the Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission.
- He also teaches at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law
- Rust, upholding Indiana election law regarding party affiliation requirements for primary candidates.
- He then served in the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office for 15 years, including seven years as Chief Counsel to Prosecutor Scott Newman.

## 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.in.gov/courts/supreme/about/)
- [Official roster](https://www.in.gov/courts/supreme/about/)
- [Indiana Supreme Court current judicial profile](https://www.in.gov/courts/supreme/about/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4321/mark-s-massa/)
- [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/4321/mark-s-massa/)
- [Indiana Supreme Court: Hon. Mark S. Massa](https://www.in.gov/courts/supreme/justices/mark-massa#:~:text=He%20graduated%20from%20IU%20in,the%20courts%20and%20local%20government.)
- [Mark S. Massa - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_S._Massa)

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