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Eric was born in Saint Joseph, MO. His father, Ronald M. Sokol, was a St. Joe attorney for decades who successfully argued a U.S. Supreme Court case while in his twenties (Wilwording v. Swenson). At six, Eric moved to the Parkville area of Kansas City and later graduated Park Hill High School as one of multiple valedictorians. Eric graduated with an associate degree in paralegal studies from Drury University in 2015. He then worked for years as a paralegal for Springfield-area law firms offering services including personal injury plaintiff representation, family law, criminal defense, traffic citations, bankruptcy, worker’s compensation, business...

Currently I hold the position of Judge of Morgan County Superior Court 1 as appointed by Governor Eric Holcomb in December of 2022. I am licensed under Indiana Bar and am graduate of Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 2015. I was a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the Marion County Prosecutor's Office from June 2015 to January 2018. I worked in the Juvenile Division both misdemeanor and major felony, the Adult Misdemeanor Division, the Adult Mental Health Court, the Level 6 Felony Division, and then specialized with the STRIKE Team (Narcotics, Guns, and Gangs Unit). I manage a high...