Alfred J. Pivarnik (January 20, 1925 – June 3, 1995) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from May 13, 1977, to December 14, 1990.
Born in Valparaiso, Indiana,[1] Pivarnik served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II,[2] as a radio operator and gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress,[3] and then attended Creighton University, and received his law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1951.
[2] Pivarnik served three terms as a circuit judge, from 1962 to 1977, prior to his appointment to the state supreme court by Governor Otis R. Bowen.
[2] He further questioned the thoroughness of the investigation conducted by the judicial nominating officials who vetted Shepherd.
[3] Pivarnik also aggressively pursued defamation lawsuits against people who accused him of corruption, winning a settlement in one such case in 1979.