News from Muncie: New Circuit 5 Judge

Until November, Chris Teagle will be judge in Circuit 5. Judge Lennington resigned and Governor Daniels appointed Teagle to serve. This is from The Muncie Star-Press:

Teagle also is the Republican nominee for the Circuit Court 5 bench and will face veteran lawyer Tom Cannon Jr., who won the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, in the Nov. 4 general election.

Teagle acknowledged the huge Democratic turnout in Tuesday's primary, but attributed those figures in part to crossover voters attracted by the contested Democratic presidential primary. He said he believed Republicans would be competitive in the fall with Daniels and Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. at the top of the ticket.