About Andrew Hanna:

Andrew Hanna has served as the Chief Deputy Prosecutor since January 1, 2021. In this role, Andrew works closely with Prosecutor Cummings, learning from the wisdom he’s acquired in over two decades in office, while personally prosecuting some of Madison County’s most serious crimes and managing the day-to-day operations of the Madison County Prosecutor’s Office.


Andrew has helped modernize the prosecutor's office and led critical expansion, including securing one of Indiana’s only High-Tech Crime Units, and launching several new initiatives aimed at future crime reduction and developing the potential of our community's youth. You can learn more about these efforts in MCPO’s Year in Review reports located here:

https://www.madisonprosecutor.com/reports-year-in-review


Andrew was born and raised in Madison County. A graduate of Anderson Highland High School, he holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Hanover College and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.


While in law school, Andrew was published in the Indiana Health Law Review and was named to both the Order of the Barristers and the international legal honor society of Phi Delta Phi. Andrew also completed externships with Judge David Happe in Madison County Circuit Court 4 and Justice Mark Massa at the Indiana Supreme Court.

 

After passing the Indiana State Bar Examination, Andrew went on to complete a judicial clerkship with Judge Margaret Robb at the Court of Appeals of Indiana. There, Andrew researched various areas of Indiana law and assisted Judge Robb in the drafting and editing of opinions for the Court.
 

Andrew's family has served in law enforcement in Madison County since 1951. His father, Sam Hanna, was a patrolman and detective for the Madison County Sheriff’s Department for 37 years before retiring and serving as the Chief of Police in Elwood. His grandfather, Jim Hanna, served 23 years at the Anderson Police Department before retiring having obtained the rank of Captain. Andrew continued this tradition as a reserve officer for the Elwood Police Department from 2012-2016 and as a reserve officer for the Pendleton Police Department in 2020.


Andrew also serves as the President of the Madison County Community Correction Advisory Board and as the Elected Chair of the Madison County Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council ("JRAC"). 


In May of 2023, Andrew received the Up and Coming Lawyer Award from the Indiana Lawyer Magazine. This award honors lawyers throughout Indiana for their achievement in the practice of law and their commitment to their community. 

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Andrew lives near Pendleton with his wife, Molly, a Resident Physician at Ball Memorial Hospital, and their two Golden Retrievers, Winslow and Madison.

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Proven Innovation:

As Chief Deputy Prosecutor, Andrew Hanna successfully launched two new initiatives aimed at encouraging the potential of our youth and reducing future crime rates:


Madison County School Attendance Initiative: Andrew believes each and every child in Madison County deserves the full benefit of the educational opportunities afforded to them.  Truancy can result in damaging and far-reaching consequences which can negatively impact youth in ways they may not yet fully comprehend.  Students who do not attend school regularly are at much greater risk of developing substance abuse problems and engaging in criminal activity.  Studies show that those who fail to graduate from high school are 8 times more likely to be incarcerated as an adult. The Madison County School Attendance Initiative works with school systems across the county to educate faculty on Indiana laws regarding attendance and reporting requirements as well as investigating compulsory school attendance violations by both students and parents who permit these violations.


Madison County Child Support Enforcement Initiative: In Indiana, prosecutors are responsible for enforcing certain child support orders and maintain a Child Support Division.  The Madison County Child Support Enforcement Initiative was launched in 2022 in order to hold non-custodial parents accountable for their failure to pay court-ordered child support.  Every year, the Madison County Prosecutor's Office collects over $7,000,000 in court-ordered child support and distributes those funds to custodial parents.


Proven Prosecution Experience:

As Chief Deputy Prosecutor, Andrew Hanna has led the Madison County Prosecutor's Office as one of the toughest prosecutor's offices in the entire State of Indiana:

1st

Madison County's rank amongst Indiana's 91 prosecutor's offices for admissions to the Indiana Department of Correction per 100,000.

4th

While the 13th largest county by population, Madison County routinely sends the 3rd or 4th most convicted felons to the Indiana Department of Correction of any county in Indiana.

84%

Madison County Prosecutor's Office's conviction rate at trial since 2021.  68% is the average conviction rate for state courts across the county. 

95%

Andrew Hanna's personal conviction rate at trial.

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Law Enforcement Experience:

Andrew's family has served in law enforcement in Madison County since 1951. His father, Sam Hanna, was a patrolman and detective for the Madison County Sheriff’s Department for 37 years before retiring and serving as the Chief of Police in Elwood. His grandfather, Jim Hanna, served 23 years at the Anderson Police Department before retiring having obtained the rank of Captain. Andrew continued this tradition as a reserve officer for the Elwood Police Department from 2012-2016 and as a reserve officer for the Pendleton Police Department in 2020.

  

 

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Bringing Resources to Madison County

As Chief Deputy Prosecutor, Andrew Hanna has successfully brought new resources to Madison County.


In 2021, he led Madison County's successful bid to obtain one of ten new High-Tech Crime Units funded by the State of Indiana.  These HTCUs dramatically reduce the time required to execute search warrants for cellphones, computers, and other digital devices. 


In 2024, he led Madison County's successful bid to obtain a contract with the Office of the Inspector General, Social Security Administration - the only such contract in the entire State of Indiana.  Funded by the federal government, the purpose of the contract is to investigate suspected fraud against social security.  In less than 1 year of operation, investigators of the Madison County Prosecutor's Office have saved U.S. taxpayers millions of wasted tax dollars by preventing fraud.

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State-Wide Recognition

"Hanna Named Up and Coming Attorney in the State"

Ken de la Bastide, Herald Bulletin, May 26, 2023


ANDERSON — Andrew Hanna, the Chief Deputy in the Madison County Prosecutor’s Office, has received the “Up and Coming Lawyer” Award.


The award is presented by Indiana Lawyer magazine. Hanna was nominated for the honor by Madison Circuit Court Division 6 Judge Mark Dudley.


Letters of support were submitted by Judge Margret Robb of the Indiana Court of Appeals, Madison Circuit Court 1 Judge Angela Warner Sims, Prosecutor Rodney Cummings, Chief Public Defender Bryan Williams, Anderson Police Chief Mike Lee, and Betsy Baxter, director of victim services in the prosecutor’s office.


"I’m honored and grateful, but the support of folks that I admire and respect certainly means more to me than any award," Hanna said.


He is a graduate of the Indiana University law school, served as a judicial law clerk for Robb for two years, served as a deputy prosecutor in Madison County for two years and is currently the chief deputy in the Prosecutor’s office.


“The honor was very much deserved,” Cummings said. “Andrew performs at a high level and is respected by prosecutors around the state. People pay attention to what he’s doing.”


Cummings said Hanna has been instrumental in the technological advances made in the prosecutor’s office.


“Smart and talented individuals fill the legal field,” Dudley wrote in his nominating letter. “Andrew Hanna shines within this crowded field of smart and talented people.”


Judge Sims wrote that Hanna’s work ethic is unmatched, and his desire for improvement in the criminal justice system is untiring.


“Andrew is one of the most driven and visionary lawyers I have known,” she wrote. “When most are leaving the courthouse at the end of the work day you can always count on Andrew’s car still being in the parking lot.”


Sims said Hanna has restructured the prosecutor’s office by creating specialties like the high-tech crime unit, sex crime deputies, and complex litigation deputies.


Judge Robb wrote that during the interview process to become her law clerk, Hanna was confident, eager to learn and showed a commitment to becoming a great lawyer.


“I have equally watched with almost a parent’s pride as he has taken on new challenges and met them as I knew he would,” she wrote. “He is personally competitive because he wants to do his best.”