Court Personnel
JUDGE KIM HALL
On January 1, 2011, Judge Kim Hall began serving his 25th year as an elected official in Starke County. 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 was re-elected to a second term in 2010. He presently serves the Judicial Conference of Indiana on the Criminal Law Policy Committee and 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 29 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, and has now been on the bench for four years. 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 Attorneys’ Council.
Court Administrator
Donna Brooks – 772-9146
Legal Assistants
Robin Trusty – 772-9147
Sue Brewer – 772-9191
Delainah Hewlett – 772-9156
Patsey Thomas – 772-9146
Bailiffs
Larry Keiser – 772-9146
Skyler Ellinger – 772-9146
Small Claims Administrator
Pat Tolson – 772-9122
Probation Department
John Thorstad – Chief Probation Officer
Kristi Nolcheff – Probation Officer
Jaime Fletcher – Probation Officer
Annette Warkentien – Probation Officer
Lynn Flaherty – Secretary
Delores Rodgers
CASA Program Director
Ron Henigsmith – 772-7200
CASA Secretary
Shirley Budka – 772-7200
