City of Hammond v. Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION CITY OF HAMMOND, THOMAS ) McDERMOTT, EDUARDO FONTANEZ, ) and LONNIE RANDOLPH, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) 2:21CV160-PPS ) LAKE COUNTY JUDICIAL NOMINATING ) COMMISSION, the STATE OF INDIANA, ) SECRETARY OF STATE DIEGO MORALES, ) and the LAKE COUNTY BOARD OF ) ELECTIONS, ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER Here in Indiana, people in Marion, Lake, and St. Joseph Counties, where there is a high percentage of black voters, are unable to vote for superior court judges. By contrast, in the other 89 counties in Indiana where…