Stanley Abram Levine

There will be a private burial service on November 9 at Lindenwood Cemetery and a public memorial service and reception on November 10 at 11:00 a.m. at Temple Achduth Vesholom, 5200 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46807. Memorial gifts to the Fort Wayne Jewish Federation, Temple Achduth Vesholom, Heartland Sings, or Blue Jacket.

He was preceded in death by grandparents Pauline and Samuel Price, Silvia and Zalman Levine, parents Joseph and Edna Levine, sister Lois Edwards, and child Thea Levine.

Surviving him include his companion Sharron Spangle of Fort Wayne; his children, Michael Levine (Jen) of Chicago, Alan Levine of Valparaiso, Kirsten Bouchard (Ronn) of Indianapolis, and Jason Maurer of Tallahassee, Florida; and his grandchildren Ben Levine of Chicago, Alec and Cole Bouchard of Indianapolis, and Sylvia Maurer of Tallahassee.

A long-time resident of Fort Wayne, Levine was a lawyer who, at the apex of his career, became a judge for the Allen County Superior Court in Indiana, appointed to the bench by then Governor Frank O’Bannon in 1998. Levine retired from the bench on December 31, 2018.

During his judicial tenure, he was the Administrative Judge of the Civil Division and presided over the Probate Court. Levine is also credited with overseeing the expansion and modernization of Courtroom 107, which became a statewide model for updating other courtrooms, especially in historic buildings. Prior to his appointment, he was a legal advisor to the City Council of Fort Wayne (1984 to 1986).

Levine graduated from South Side High School in Fort Wayne and later received a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. He went on to complete an LL.B. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1963.

Levine enlisted in the Indiana Air National Guard in 1963 and completed his military career as a Captain and Judge Advocate of the 122d Tactical Fighter Group in Fort Wayne in 1971.

He served as president of Legal Aid of Fort Wayne, Inc., the Fort Wayne Jewish Federation, and the Allen County Bar Association. Levine was also a member of the Board of Managers of the Indiana Judges Association and sat as Vice-chair of the Saint Joseph Hospital Board of Directors.

On November 29, 2018 just prior to his retirement, then Governor Eric Holcomb awarded Levine with a Sagamore of the Wabash in honor of his distinguished service to the judiciary and to the State of Indiana.

Following his retirement, he became an attorney at Yosha Law in Indianapolis, served as the Community Engagement Officer for Heartland Sings, a professional vocal company headquartered in Fort Wayne, and could often be seen and heard around town singing his favorite songs.