Terry A. White - Evansville, IN

A 1975 honors graduate of the University of Evansville, Terry A. White joined The Law Team in 1982, four years after being admitted to practice in front of the Indiana Supreme Court. His admittance came the same year (1978) as his graduation from the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis, where he received his Doctor of Jurisprudence.

After graduation, Mr. White held several legal positions in Warrick and Vanderburgh counties, practicing prosecutorial, defense, and municipal law.

Those positions included:

• Intern for Vanderburgh Circuit Court Judge William Miller
• Deputy Prosecutor, Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office, 1979 - 1981
• Chief Deputy for Misdemeanor Court, Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office, 1979 - 1980
• Chief Deputy for Superior Court, Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office, 1980 - 1981
• Assistant City Attorney, City of Evansville, Nov. 1981 - May 1984
• Public Defender, Vanderburgh Circuit Court, Jan. 1983 - March 1990
• Board Attorney, Warrick County Area Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals, 1993 - June 1996
• County Attorney, Warrick County, 1996 - 2000
• Public Defender, Vanderburgh Superior Court, Jan. 2006 – Apr. 2007

Mr. White was active in the legal community while attending Indiana University's Law School, where he served as President of the Indiana University Student Bar Association, Vice Justice of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Law Review, and Associate Editor of the Indiana Law Review. Those honors were in addition to his undergraduate work at the University of Evansville, where he was President of Student Congress, Vice President of the Blue Key Academic Honorary Fraternity, and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1975.

Mr. White is licensed to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States and United States Court of Appeals, as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Southern Indiana.

Mr. White also is involved in numerous professional and civic associations, including:

• The American Bar Association
• The Indiana Bar Association
• The Evansville Bar Association (Current Director)
• The Gibson County Bar Association
• The Warrick County Bar Association
• The Indiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
• National/Indiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Senior Counsel Member of Master Advocates and Barristers
• Former Director, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
• Current Commissioner, Indiana Lobby Registration Commission
  • - Appointed by the Indiana Senate
• Past Member, Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Mental Illness Advisory
• Council - Appointed by Governor Frank O'Bannon
• Past Member, Indiana Joint House and Senate Government Efficiency Commission and
• Higher Education Subcommittee; Chair of the Boards & Commissions Subcommittee
  • - Appointed by the Indiana Senate
• Named Sagamore of the Wabash by Governor Michael R. Pence
• Named Distinguished Hoosier by Governor Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
• Previous Chairman, Warrick County Democrat Central Committee
• Current Director, University of Evansville Alumni Board
• Former Co-chair of the University of Evansville Parents Council
• Various positions with Christ Church United Church of Christ:
• - current President (5 times), past Elder, Sunday School Superintendent, and Christian Education Board Member
• Previous Director of the Indiana-Kentucky Conference of Christ Church United Church of Christ
• Boy Scouts of America:
• - Buffalo Trace Council - Past Chairman of Native Trails District, and Eagle Scout
• Former Member, Southwestern Ind. Regional Council on Aging Foundation Board of Directors
• Leadership Evansville graduate
• Kiwanis International:
• - Current District Coordinator of Eliminate Maternal Neonatal Tetanus Project
• Indiana District Kiwanis Clubs:
• - Past Governor, Past Lt. Governor, Past District Chairman
• Green River Kiwanis Club:
• - Current member, past President, past Vice-President, past Secretary, past Treasurer, past Kiwanian of the Year
• Current member of Historic Newburgh Kiwanis Club