SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE ROBERT J. PIGMAN SELECTED AS A 2022 CCO “COMMUNITY SERVICE” AWARD WINNER
OCTOBER 23, 2022
EVANSVILLE – On November 3, 2022, community leaders will gather at BALLY’S to observe the City-County Observer bestowing several “Community Service Awardsâ€Â to deserving individuals who are well-known and highly respected community leaders and volunteers.
It is with extreme pleasure and pride that we announce that our third deserving City-County Observer “Community Service Award†winner for 2022 is the Honorable Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Robert J. Pigman.
Judge Robert J. Pigman graduated from Indiana State University of Evansville in 1974, summa cum laude. He graduated from Indiana University of Law Bloomington in 1977 with a Doctor of Jurisprudence, magna cum laude. Awarded the Order of the Coif.
He practiced law in Evansville, Indiana since June 1977.  He was admitted to the Indiana Bar, and to practice before the United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1977.  His private practice has consisted of trial work in State and Federal courts, and litigation at the appellate level, including a wide variety of litigation issues. He was a partner in the law firm of Berger and Berger from January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1998.
He was a part-time Prosecuting Attorney for Vanderburgh County. Â Judge Pigman served as the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor from January 1, 1983, through December 31, 1990.
Robert J. Pigman is currently a judge for the Superior Court of Vanderburgh County. He was first elected in 1998.  Judge Pigman successfully ran for re-election in the general election in November 2016.  He is currently running for his third term unopposed.  Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Pigman enjoys an impeccable reputation in this elected position.
Judge Pigman was an Adjunct Professor of Political Science, teaching Constitutional Law and Criminal Justice at the University of Southern Indiana from 1996 to 2010.
Judge Pigman was a member of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Association 1983-1990; Board of Directors of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Association 1987-1989; Member of the Ethics Committee of Prosecuting Attorney’s Association 1985-1990; Evansville Bar Association, Former member of Brooks Inns of Court Criminal Benchbook Committee of Indiana Judicial Center.
Judge Pigman is married to Debra Maurer and they have three children, Jessica, Jared, and Jennifer.
Last year’s “Community Service Awards†winners were: Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke who was presented with the Inaugural “Person of the Year Award.† Other 2021 “Community Service Awards†honorees were: Charles L. Berger-At-Attorney, State Senator Vaneta Becker, City Councilman Ales Burton, retired County Treasurer, and County Clerk- Susan Kirk, retired Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Rich D’Amour, and Community Volunteer- Lisa Rhyand Vaughn.
The City-County Observer recently announced our first two deserving “Community Service Awardâ€Â winners for 2022.  They are Sue Schriber a highly respected and well-known teacher, community leader, and beloved community volunteer, and Joe Kiefer a highly regarded Realestate executive, community leader, and a member of the Vanderburgh County Council.
This year’s event Master of Ceremonies will be the Memorial Baptist Church mega preacher and publisher of “Our Times” newspaper, Dr. Adrian Brooks.
The keynote speaker for the event will be the highly regarded John Krull, Director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism and Publisher of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
Over the next several weeks we will be announcing the remaining “City-County Observer Community Service Award†winner and our Second Annual “Person Of The Year” winner for 2022.
This year’s awards luncheon will be held at Bally’s (Evansville) in Walnut rooms A and B. Registration begins at 11:30 am, and the event will officially start at 12 noon on November 3, 2022.
Reservations and additional details concerning this most worthy community event may be obtained by calling Dee Ramirez at 812-774-1233. The deadline for registration is October 25, 2022. Last year’s event was a sellout.
For the last 10 years, this “Awards Luncheon” was totally sold out.
