Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced Dan Murrie and Mark Cox have been appointed to the Daviess County Superior Court and the Wayne County Superior Court No. 3. Murrie will replace Judge Dean A. Sobecki who retired on Dec. 31, 2023. Cox will succeed Judge Darrin Dolehanty who is set to retire on Jan. 31.
Dan Murrie serves as the Daviess County Prosecutor and has held that position since 2010. Prior to his role, he was the chief deputy prosecutor in Daviess County. Murrie is active in the community through his volunteer efforts with the Washington Rotary Club and the Odon Lions Club.
Murrie received an undergraduate degree from Westminster College and a law degree from University of Missouri.
Mark Cox is a self-employed attorney in Richmond and before that role he was in private practice in Hagerstown. He is the part-time public defender in Henry County and assists in public defender cases in Wayne, Randolph and Fayette Counties. Cox volunteers in his community through his church and as a coach for youth sports.
Cox received an undergraduate degree from Ball State University and a law degree from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
Murrie and Cox will be sworn in as Judges on a date to be determined.