Circuit Court

Morgan Circuit Court

Matthew G. Hanson, Judge

Jurisdiction:

All Juvenile Cases, CHINS, TPR, ¼ Family Law Cases, and ¼ Civil Cases

Biography:

The Hon. Matthew G. Hanson has been the presiding judge of Morgan Circuit Court since first elected in November of 2000.

Hanson earned a bachelor’s degree from Wabash College in 1991 and a J.D. at the University of Toledo College of Law in 1994.

After graduating law school, Hanson opened and ran his private law practice in Indianapolis. He was a Deputy Prosecutor in Morgan County Prosecutor’s Office.

He is a veteran of the Indiana National Guard having served as a Major with the Judge Advocate General’s Corps in Baghdad, Iraq.

Staff:

Court Reporter: Nikki Kukman

Bailiff: Natasha Babbs

Court Administrator: Julie Payne