<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
when & where did the 1st supreme court sit in indiana
when & where did the 1st supreme court sit in indiana
in Corydon on May 5 , 1817
in Corydon on May 5 , 1817