A fixture of the South Bend legal community who previously worked under then Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Judge Cristal Brisco has been nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. In 2021, Governor Eric Newsom named Brisco to the St. Joseph County Superior Court, where she currently serves. While there, Brisco frequently represented the City of South Bend as private counsel, including in defending suits brought against the South Bend Housing Authority. As a magistrate judge, Brisco was appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court to a Study Commission on the Future of the Indiana Bar Exam. Additionally, as a Superior Court Judge, Brisco was appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court to serve on the Indiana Commission on Equity and Access in the Court System.

Source: The Guardian December 12, 2023 17:15 UTC