Dearborn County, Indiana
A unique mixture of agriculture and industrial enterprises with easy access to surrounding areas
Honorable F. Aaron Negangard graduated from with Honors from Ohio University in 1992 and with honors from Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington in 1995.
In 1997, he began work in the prosecutor's office as a Deputy Prosecutor eventually being promoted to Chief Deputy moving on to Prosecutor in 2006 when Judge McLaughlin was appointed to the newly created Superior Court. He was subsequently reelected to two terms. As prosecutor, Negangard was recognized by his colleagues throughout the state by being elected as the Chairman of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney's Council and President of the Indiana Association of Prosecuting Attorneys. He was also appointed by Governor Mitch Daniels to the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group and to the Board of Directors of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.
In 2017, Negangard was appointed by Curtis Hill to be his Chief Deputy. In this role he oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Attorney General's office consisting of a staff of 400 employees.
In 2021, Negangard served as a public defender for Dearborn and Ripley Counties. In 2023, Negangard began serving as Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit for Dearborn and Ohio Counties.
Magistrate Kimberly A. Schmaltz is a 1979 graduate from South Dearborn High School. She graduated with honors from Chase College of Law in 1999 and maintained a private practice until she began her service as Magistrate in 2009. Magistrate Schmaltz has served as an adjunct professor at Chase College of Law.
Her previous work experience includes administrator of Shady Nook Care Center. In 2007 she received the pro bono attorney of the year award for District 7, which includes Dearborn and Ohio Counties.
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