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Deadline passes, no word on judge's fate 
Postal holiday may have delayed panel's decision on Judge Joan Kouros' job
Post-Tribune (IN)
June 12, 2004
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A panel of judges may have decided whether Lake Superior Court Judge Joan Kouros can keep her job, but their decision isn't public yet.

Friday was the deadline set by the Indiana Supreme Court for the judges' decision.

But post offices were closed Friday for a national day of mourning to mark former President Reagan's funeral, and that could have delayed delivery of the decision.

The Supreme Court appointed three judges last November to decide whether Kouros, a judge since 1997, could stay on the bench.

They are Carl Heldt, Vanderburgh Circuit Court; Tanya Walton Pratt, Marion Superior Court; and John Surbeck Jr., Allen Superior Court.

The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications charged Kouros last September with failing to process important paperwork in time.

Kouros has said she suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and multiple sclerosis but is undergoing treatment.