Hon. Stephen R. Bowers

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<p> Indiana University, Bloomington, Maurer School of Law, 1977
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Education"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Education</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#2012_election"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">2012 election</span></a></li>
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</p><p><b>Stephen R. Bowers</b> is a judge for the <a href="/Indiana_Superior_Courts" title="Indiana Superior Courts">Superior Court</a> of Elkhart County in <a href="/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a>. He joined the court in 2006, and his current term expires 2018.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>Bowers received Bachelors from Indiana University. He received his <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from Indiana University's Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana.<sup id="cite_ref-edu_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-edu-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<p>Prior to joining the court, Bowers served as pro tem judge in every court in Elkhart County except the Nappanee City Court.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Awards_and_associations">Awards and associations</span></h2>
<ul><li><b>2006:</b> Member, Elkhart City Bar Association</li>
<li><b>2004-2005:</b> President, Elkhart Morning Rotary Club</li>
<li><b>2001-2006:</b> Member, Elkhart City Council</li>
<li><b>1996:</b> Member, Mayoral Election Recount Commission</li>
<li><b>1983-1985:</b> Member, Elkhart Water Board</li>
<li>Member, Community Corrections Advisory Board</li>
<li>Member, Elkhart County Youth for Christ</li>
<li>Member, Elkhart Central Commemorative Scholarship Foundation</li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="2012_election">2012 election</span></h2>
<p>Bowers ran for re-election against <a href="/Democrat" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrat">Democrat</a> <a href="/Phillip_Earl_Hesch" title="Phillip Earl Hesch">Phillip Earl Hesch</a> in the 2012 election.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> He was successful in his bid, receiving 69.1% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Indiana_judicial_elections,_2012_-_Superior_Courts" title="Indiana judicial elections, 2012 - Superior Courts">Indiana judicial elections, 2012 - Superior Courts</a></i></dd></dl>
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<ul><li><a href="/Elkhart_County,_Indiana_(Judicial)" title="Elkhart County, Indiana (Judicial)">Elkhart County, Indiana</a></li>
<li><a href="/Indiana_Superior_Courts" title="Indiana Superior Courts">Indiana Superior Courts</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.in.gov/judiciary/3487.htm"><i>The Judicial Branch of Indiana</i>, "Trial Judges Alphabetical Listing"</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-edu-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-edu_1-0" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">?</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.martindale.com/Stephen-R-Bowers/974183-lawyer.htm"><i>Martindale</i>, "Stephen R. Bowers Profile," accessed November 1, 2012</a></span>
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<p><b>Federal courts:</b>
</p><p><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_7th_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit">Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals</a> • U.S. District Court: <a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana">Northern District of Indiana</a>, <a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana">Southern District of Indiana</a> • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: <a href="/United_States_bankruptcy_court,_Northern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States bankruptcy court, Northern District of Indiana">Northern District of Indiana</a>, <a href="/United_States_bankruptcy_court,_Southern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Indiana">Southern District of Indiana</a>
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</p><p><a href="/Courts_in_Indiana" title="Courts in Indiana">Courts in Indiana</a> • <a href="/Indiana_judicial_elections" title="Indiana judicial elections">Indiana judicial elections</a> • <a href="/Judicial_selection_in_Indiana" title="Judicial selection in Indiana">Judicial selection in Indiana</a>
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