Harris Announces Candidacy for Circuit Court Judge
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Staff Report-
Stephen P. Harris, an attorney in Kosciusko County, today announced his candidacy for Kosciusko County Circuit Court Judge in the 2012 Republican primary election.
Harris, 54, is a Kosciusko County native, 1976 graduate of Warsaw Community High School, a 1980 graduate of DePauw University with a bachelor’s degree in history, a 1983 graduate of Butler University with a master’s degree in business administration and a 1988 graduate of Indiana University School of Law with a doctorate of jurisprudence.
For 24 years, Harris has maintained a general law practice with his father, Philip J. Harris, who has practiced law for more than 60 years and was a former prosecutor for Kosciusko County in the 1950s.
Harris has been married to his wife, Carla, for 27 years. They have a daughter, Kara, who is a student at Warsaw Community High School.
Harris said, “This is my first time to seek election to a public office. I am seeking to fill the position of circuit court judge, which will be vacated by Judge Rex L. Reed, who is not running for re-election. It is my desire to use my legal experience and education in serving our community as circuit court judge of Kosciusko County.”
