The Indiana Supreme Court was established in 1816 when Indiana was granted statehood. The new Court replaced the General Court of the Indiana Territory, which consisted of a three - member panel. Housed in a three - room building it shared with the Indiana legislature, the Court held its first session in Corydon on May 5, 1817. Under the state constitution of 1816, the governor appointed justices with the state senate 's "advice and consent '' for a term of seven years.
when & where did the 1st supreme court sit in indiana
in Corydon on May 5, 1817