Court Personnel
Judge Kim Hall
Judge Kim Hall has served as an elected official in Starke County for 24 years. He was first elected to the position of Starke County Prosecuting Attorney in 1986 and served in that capacity for 18 years, being re-elected in 1990, 1994, 1998, and 2002. During that time, he was also elected to represent all Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys throughout the State of Indiana as Chairman of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council.
In 2004, he was elected to the position of Judge of the Starke Circuit Court, and began serving a six year term on January 1, 2005. He presently serves the Judicial Conference of Indiana on the Community Relations Committee, which focuses upon education and the relationship between the court and the community.
Judge Hall is a graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law and has been a member of the Indiana bar for over 28 years. He continues to stay informed of the developments in Indiana law by participating in continuing legal education programs sponsored by the Indiana Judicial Center and the Indiana Supreme Court.
Magistrate Jeanene Calabrese
Magistrate Calabrese was appointed January 1, 2007. She received her Juris Doctorate Degree from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1990.
She served as the Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney from 1994-2002 and is a past Chairperson of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney’s Council.
Court Administrator
Donna Davis – 772-9156
Legal Assistants
Donna Brooks – 772-9146
Patsy Thomas – 772-9189
Robin Trusty – 772-9147
Small Claims Administrators
Pat Tolson – 772-9122
Jayne Johnson – 772-9122
Probation Department
John Thorstad – Chief Probation Officer
Kristi Nolcheff – Probation Officer
Jaime Fletcher – Probation Officer
Annette Warkentien – Probation Officer
Lynn Flaherty – Secretary
