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| Harry Andrews (Indiana judge) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Harry Andrews |
| Office | Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court |
| Occupation | Judge, Lawyer |
Harry Andrews (Indiana judge) was a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court whose career spanned private practice, appellate advocacy, and judicial reform. He contributed to jurisprudence on civil procedure, constitutional law, and administrative regulation while engaging with legal institutions and civic organizations across Indiana and the United States. Andrews’s decisions and public service influenced colleagues in state courts, legislators in the Indiana General Assembly, and academics at regional law schools.
Born in Indianapolis, Andrews attended public schools before matriculating at Indiana University Bloomington where he studied prelaw and political science. He earned a Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, where he wrote for law reviews and participated in moot court alongside future jurists from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. During his formative years he was influenced by faculty at Princeton University and visiting scholars from Harvard Law School and Yale Law School who lectured on constitutionalism and federalism. Andrews completed a clerkship with a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana and later undertook postgraduate study at Columbia Law School.
Andrews began his career at a private firm in Bloomington, Indiana specializing in civil litigation and regulatory matters. He litigated before the Indiana Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and occasionally appeared for clients in the United States Supreme Court. His practice intersected with prominent Indiana institutions such as Eli Lilly and Company and the Indiana University Health system. Andrews served as counsel to the Indiana State Bar Association and taught as an adjunct at Valparaiso University School of Law. He represented municipal clients in disputes implicating the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation and advised nonprofit boards tied to the Indiana Historical Society and the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court by the Governor of Indiana, Andrews sat with justices who had backgrounds from institutions like Notre Dame Law School and Purdue University law faculties. His tenure involved administrative leadership during budget deliberations with the Indiana General Assembly and collaboration with the National Center for State Courts on case-management reforms. Andrews presided over en banc hearings and wrote majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions that were cited in decisions of the Ohio Supreme Court and the Kentucky Supreme Court. He participated in judicial conferences alongside members of the American Bar Association and the Federalist Society.
Andrews authored opinions addressing the Indiana Constitution’s clauses on separation of powers, statutory interpretation under the Indiana Code, and standards of appellate review recognized by the United States Constitution. In a notable civil procedure opinion he refined the state’s approach to summary judgment, engaging precedent from the Restatement (Second) of Judgments and decisions by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. His opinions on administrative law discussed deference doctrines comparable to Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. and interlocutory appeals similar to routes used in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Andrews’s criminal-law writings addressed due process and Fourth Amendment protections as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court, citing landmark cases such as Miranda v. Arizona and Mapp v. Ohio in state contexts. He was often cited by scholars at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, commentators at the Cato Institute, and research fellows at the Brookings Institution.
After leaving the bench, Andrews joined a national law firm with offices in Chicago and Indianapolis and served on the boards of the Indiana Legal Services and the League of Women Voters of Indiana. He accepted invitations to lecture at Harvard Law School, guest-lecture at Yale Law School, and participate in panels organized by the Federal Judicial Center. Andrews engaged in mediation and arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association and advised the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission on candidate evaluation. He contributed to civic policy discussions at Butler University forums and helped nonprofit legal clinics affiliated with Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
A native of Indiana, Andrews was active in community institutions including the United Way and the Boy Scouts of America councils in Indianapolis. Survived by family members who worked at Eli Lilly and Company and Indiana University Health, he received awards from the Indiana State Bar Association and a lifetime achievement recognition from the Indiana Judicial Center. His papers are preserved in archives at Indiana University Bloomington and cited in works published by the Indiana Law Review and monographs from the University of Chicago Press. Andrews’s influence is observed in subsequent rulings of the Indiana Supreme Court and in curricula at regional law schools.
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