Tom Little for Clinton County Superior Court Judge
The Journey, The Calling
Back in 2008, Tom came to the realization that his chosen profession was not doing anything to help better the lives of others or himself. He was a regional sales manager for a wire and cable manufacturer, which was owned by a Fortune 500 company. Tom felt that he was just a number to the company and expendable at a moment’s notice. He was not passionate about the products sold or the direction of his employment. Living in Chicago, Illinois and covered over thirteen states, he was constantly away from home traveling the country while trying to balance being recently married. He realized a carrer change was needed when the flights were the most enjoyable part of the job. He wanted his life’s work to mean something when his time here on earth had ended. Leaving downtown Chicago and his first ever owned apartment was going to be tough, but the decision was made to go back and continue his education.
Growing up, Tom was able to see how his father’s work had done so much to help those in need of legal guidance, and then Tom was able to witness his brother follow in his footsteps doing the same work. After being sworn into the Indiana practice of law in May of 2012, Tom was fortunate enough to join the family firm and have spent every day since using my abilities and education to help others and his community. Tom has followed the belief that we are placed here on earth to use our particular talents to help mankind. The past thirteen years have been as rewarding and challenging, but the unique opportunity to help his community as the Judge of the Clinton County Superior Court was a calling that could not be ignored.
The years of practicing law, his sales career before the law and all of his work within Clinton County have prepared Tom for this position. The excitement is back that comes with a completely new set of duties, responsibilities, and direction. Tom Little would greatly appreciate your support in his candidacy for Clinton County Superior Court Judge.
About the Candidate
Tom graduated as a Frankfort Hot Dog in 1996 and attended Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the Krannert Business School of Management in 2000 and then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for two years followed by downtown Chicago, Illinois for another nine years. In 2007, Tom married the love of my life and they were able to spend the next few years together living in downtown Chicago and enjoying all that the city had to offer. When the economic recession came in 2008, Tom’s employment position eliminated through company consolidation, but he had already started the application process for law schools. In 2009, Tom and his wife I moved to Valparaiso, Indiana, and he began his legal journey at Valparaiso University School of Law graduating in December of 2011. He was considered a “non-traditional” law student due to the nine-year gap between college and law school, but those nine years out in the business world greatly helped his work ethic and commitment to a law education.
Upon graduation from law school, Tom and his wife moved back to their hometown of Frankfort and purchased his grandparents’ house located where Tom had spent his childhood and young adult life at Little Lakes Estates. Since that time, the home has seen many new additions including three Border Collies named Murphy, Margo and Foxie. Tom is a huge football fan in both college and the NFL, and he is a diehard Indianapolis Colts fan. His favorite months of September, October and November (“sweater-weather” months) are filled with outdoor activities and any time away from the law office are spent with his wife, friends, and family enjoying country living on the lake and trying to find time to go on the ATV and Harley-Davison rides in the midst of his busy calendar.
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