Joe  Harrison, Jr. Appointed To The Vanderburgh County Election Board 

Joe  Harrison, Jr. Appointed to the Vanderburgh County Election Board 

Prominent Evansville attorney, Joseph H. Harrison, Jr. has been appointed to serve as the Republican member of the three (3) person Vanderburgh County Election Board by Vanderburgh County Republican Party Chairman, Wayne Parke.

Harrison replaces Republican Thomas A. Massey, who was recently appointed Judge of the Vanderburgh Superior Court by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to succeed the retiring Honorable Richard G. D’Amour.

Harrison, a former Vanderburgh County Republican Party Chairman, earned his undergraduate degree from DePauw University and his law degree from Indiana University School of Law.

Harrison is a former Vanderburgh County and City of Evansville attorney.  Harrison’s father, Joe, Sr., served on the Vanderburgh County Election Board during the 1970’s and 1980’s.

Mr. Harrison son, Joe Harrison lll is married and is a also an attorney.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT JOE HARRISON, JR.

Education

• Reitz Memorial High School – Evansville, IN  (1977)
• B.A., DePauw University, B.A.  (1981)
• J.D., Indiana University School of Law (December, 1984)

Legal Background

• Attorney/Of Counsel, Massey Law Offices, LLC (2010 to Present) 
• Partner, Bowers Harrison, LLP (2000 – 2010) 
• Partner, Bowers Harrison, Kent & Miller (1993 – 2000) 
• Associate, Bowers, Harrison, Kent & Miller (1985 – 1993) 

Bar Admissions

• Indiana Supreme Court  (1985)
• United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana  (1985)
• United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit  (1999)

Practice Areas

• Governmental Law
• Business and Corporate Matters 
• Civil Litigation 
• Wills and Estates
• Personal Injury Law

Community and Governmental Involvement

• Member, Vanderburgh County Election Board (2021 to Present)
• Attorney, Posey County Council (2020 to Present)
• Attorney, Posey County (2019 to Present)
• Commissioner, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (2014 to Present)
• Attorney, Evansville – Vanderburgh County Building Authority (2002 to Present) 
• Attorney, Vanderburgh County (1997-2001, 2012 to 2019)
• Attorney, Area Plan Commission of Evansville – Vanderburgh County (2002 to 2012) 
• Attorney, Evansville – Vanderburgh County Building Authority (2002 to Present) 
• Attorney, City of Evansville (2002 – 2009) 
• Attorney, Vanderburgh County Election Board (2001- 2002) 
• Attorney, Vanderburgh County Council (1991 – 1997) 
• Chairman, Vanderburgh County Republican Central Committee (1993 – 1997) 
• Member, Oak Meadow Country Club