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# Terry A. Crone

Indiana Court of Appeals · Senior Judge

## Profile

- Court: Indiana Court of Appeals
- State: Indiana
- Role: Senior Judge
- Service status: senior
- 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, 2004-present
- Indiana Court of Appeals from 2004 until his retirement on November 5, 2024, after 20 years, and now serves as a senior judge
- Began his legal career in private practice, then held the role of St. Joseph County Attorney (1981–1986) and as a magistrate for the St. Joseph Circuit Court before becoming its judge in 1989

### Education

- a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame School of Law (1977).
- Raised in South Bend, Indiana, Crone earned a B.A. in political science and history from DePauw University (1974)

### Additional information

- His retirement ceremony was held on November 4, 2024, at the Indiana Statehouse.
- He was retained by voters in 2006 and 2016.
- Governor Joe Kernan appointed him to the Indiana Court of Appeals, Third District in 2004.
- Practitioner, 2003-2003
- Began serving as a senior judge the following day
- He was past president of the St. Joseph County Bar Association, former member of the Indiana Judges Association Board of Managers, and past chair of the Appellate Practice Section of the Indiana State Bar Association

## 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/7261/terry-a-crone/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7261/terry-a-crone/)
- [Indiana Court of Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7261/terry-a-crone/)
- [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/7261/terry-a-crone/)
- [Terry Crone - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Terry_Crone)
- [THE PUBLIC SERVANTS: Terry Crone ’74 - DePauw University](https://www.depauw.edu/stories/details/the-public-servants-terry-crone-74)
- [Court of Appeals Judges](https://www.in.gov/courts/appeals/judges/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7261/terry-a-crone/)
- [Terry Crone - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Terry_Crone)
- [THE PUBLIC SERVANTS: Terry Crone ’74 - DePauw University](https://www.depauw.edu/stories/details/the-public-servants-terry-crone-74)

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