Jose Salinas

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Judge Jose Salinas was elected for retention in November 2024. He was recommended to continue to serve on the Marion Superior Court bench by:

• Marion County Judicial Selection Committee
• Indianapolis Bar Association

Biography and Photo Courtesy of Judge Jose Salinas.

Judge Jose Salinas received his undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Texas-Pan American (now U.T.-Rio Grande Valley) and his law degree from McKinney School of Law -Indianapolis in 1997. Judge Salinas has spent most of his life working in the criminal justice system. He has experience as a police officer, probation officer, child advocate, and attorney.

Judge Salinas is active in the Hispanic community and had maintained a private practice for 9 years prior to taking the bench in January of 2007. The majority of his clients in his private practice were Spanish speaking. Prior to taking the bench, he worked as a public defender for the Plainfield Town Court for 7 years, was on the Federal Public Defender Panel, and was a conflict attorney for the Marion County Defender Agency (major felony division) for the 6 years. Judge Salinas presides over Marion County Superior Court 23, Criminal Division (Level "6" felony court), as well as, overseeing the Marion County Drug Treatment Court and Marion County Re-entry Court, Overall, Jose Salinas has been the Presiding Judge for Marion County Superior Court 23 for 17 1/2 years.