Education:
B.A. Degree: Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1962 M.S.W. Degree: Institut de Services Sociaux et de Recherches Sociales, Paris, France, 1974 J.D. Degree: Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 1983

Judicial Experience:
Judge, Criminal Court 22, presiding over major felony cases, January 2007 to present. Judge, Criminal Division 17, handling domestic violence cases only, January 2004, to December 2006. Magistrate, Juvenile Court, 1995 to January 2003, handling delinquency, support, custody, parental rights termination, and child in need of service cases.

Significant Legal Accomplishments:
Prior to taking the bench, Judge Orbison was a Deputy Prosecutor assigned to the Major Felony Adult Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Division from 1986 to 1995, and was responsible for the successful prosecution of hundreds of sex offenders. She was Supervisor of that division beginning in 1992. Judge Orbison has worked to improve our laws protecting children and was author of two statutory amendments and a new statute passed by the Indiana Legislature in 1994, relating to the prosecution of sex offenders and the testimony of child molest victims. From February to December 2003, Judge Orbison was Section Chief of Tobacco Litigation for the Attorney General.

Other Legal Involvement:
Judge Orbison is a member of the Indianapolis, Marion County, and State Bar Associations. She was selected to participate in the 2011/2012 Indiana Graduate Program for Judges. She was elected in 2008 to serve a 3 year term as District Representative on the Indiana Judicial Conference Board of Directors, and has been a member of the State Judicial Administration Committee since 2007.

Personal Statement:
During the 14 years that I have been on the bench, as both a magistrate and judge, I have presided over hundreds of cases, many of which have involved extreme violence and tragedy. I have worked hard to show respect to litigants on both sides, while making the difficult decisions that impact their lives and that of their families. As a member of two State committees, I have worked with judges from around the State to address common problems in view of improving our judiciary statewide, and have been enriched by the array of different perspectives and approaches to intractable problems. I have made an effort off the bench to give of my time for charitable causes that affect not only the judiciary, but also the welfare of our community.