Erika C. Stallworth will take over the role previously filled by W. Jonathan Forker, who retired after over a decade serving as Magistrate and Juvenile Magistrate for LaPorte County, Indiana.
LaPorte County in northwestern Indiana had never appointed an African-American judge since forming over 190 years ago.
That changed Friday, April 21 as Indiana native Erika C. Stallworth was sworn in as the county’s new Juvenile Magistrate before a crowd of family, friends and colleagues, according to a today!
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