Judge Brian Poindexter to Run for Re-Election

Carmel City Court Judge Brian G. Poindexter has announced he will seek re-election in 2023.

Judge Poindexter has served as the Judge of Carmel City Court since January of 2009. Governor Mitch Daniels first selected and then appointed Judge Poindexter to the bench to fill a judicial vacancy. The citizens of Carmel Indiana have re-elected Judge Poindexter to this position in 2011, 2015, and in 2019. The cases heard in Carmel City Court consist of misdemeanor cases, typically involving cases related to vehicles, drugs, alcohol, and infractions for traffic violations, and DNR violations.

Before being appointed to the bench he was a Homicide Prosecutor in Marion County Indiana and supervised the Major Felony Division of the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.

In Judge Poindexter’s term during the pandemic, the court was transitioned to an emergency courtroom facility. Under Judge Poindexter’s leadership, the facility was up and fully operational within three days, ensuring that residents had access even during the pandemic’s toughest times.

“In my next term, I will continue building on vital community relationships and identifying the available local resources that will support the court in addressing the ever-changing issues and challenges the community faces,” said Judge Poindexter.

Judge Poindexter places the highest priority on ensuring equal access to justice to all people regardless of station in life. “No individual that comes before a Judge should ever have any concern that will be treated unfairly. I will continue, without fail, to ensure that everyone that stands before the court is treated first with dignity and afforded a fair and impartial hearing,” said Judge Poindexter.

Carmel City Court was the first city court in the State of Indiana to make the transition to a “paperless” environment. This was a significant cost savings to the city of Carmel and an environmentally friendly initiative as well.

Judge Poindexter is a past president of the Rotary Club of Carmel, a past president of the Board of Directors of Janus Development Services, and a former member of the Board of Governors of the Indiana State Bar Association.

Judge Poindexter lives in Carmel with his wife, Anne Hensley Poindexter, a founding partner with the law firm of Altman Poindexter & Wyatt LLC. Their daughter, a graduate of Carmel High School, is currently in medical school.