Loyola Spotlight with Erika Stallworth, JD 2008

  • March 27, 2024
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 CST
  • Corboy Law Center Room 1119
  • Griselda Sanchez, gsanch3@luc.edu
  • free
  • Not open to the public.
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    Magistrate Erika Stallworth is the first African-American Judicial Officer in the 190-year history of LaPorte County, Indiana. Magistrate Stallworth holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Spelman College, a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan, and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She is an alumni Fellow with the National Juvenile Justice Network and served as Co-Chair of its Membership Advisory Committee. She is a founding Board Member of the Children's Policy and Law Initiative of Indiana (CPLI), a non-profit dedicated to protecting the rights of children. As a child advocate, Magistrate Stallworth has a strong interest in system reform. In 2008, Magistrate Stallworth was appointed by the Indiana Speaker of the House of Representatives to serve on the Governor's Commission on Disproportionality in Youth Services. As a result of the Commission¿s work, recommendations for system improvement were made to the Governor. In 2019, Ms. Stallworth completed the Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice certification program at Georgetown University¿s Center for Juvenile Justice Reform. As a result of this program, Ms. Stallworth chaired a local team of stakeholders who collaborated on a project that brought law enforcement and young people together for a day of education, learning, and relationship-building. In June 2023, Magistrate Stallworth was appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Rush to serve on the Juvenile Benchbook Committee; comprised of judicial officers who review and make recommendations for best practices in juvenile courtrooms.

    Prior to becoming the Juvenile Magistrate, Magistrate Stallworth served as the Executive Director of the LaPorte County Juvenile Services Center (JSC), a 24-bed emergency shelter care and detention facility for at-risk and children in need of services; where she served in various roles since 2000. She also has legal practice experience in criminal record expungement and family law matters.