Editing Newburgh, Indiana (section)

== Law and government ==
[[Image:Old Newburgh Presbyterian Church, front and northern side.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Old Newburgh Presbyterian Church]]]]

Newburgh uses the [[council-manager government|council-manager form of government]], led by a five-member town council and a clerk-treasurer. The town council holds both legislative and executive powers while the clerk-treasurer is responsible for financial matters. All are elected for four-year terms. The council employs and oversees a town manager who is responsible for municipal personnel, budget, and day-to-day operations of the town government.

{| class="sortable wikitable"
! District !! Council member !! First elected !! Term ends !! Political party !! Other titles
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| 1 || William F. Kavanaugh || 2011 || 2019 || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] || President
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| 2 || 	Allyson E. Claybourn || 2018 || 2022 || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] || 
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| 3 || Stacie Krieger || 2015 || 2019 || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] || Second Vice President
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| 4 || Anne Rust Aurand || 2011 || 2019 || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] || 
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| At-large || Carol Schaefer || 2018 || 2022 || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] || 
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|}

Some of the governmental functions are handled through [[Warrick County, Indiana|Warrick County]] officials. The county maintains a [[small claims court]] that is fit for small, civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is also elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level [[circuit court]].<ref name = inc2102>{{cite web|author= Indiana Code |url= http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf |title= Title 2, Article 10, Section 2 |access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov|author-link= Indiana Code }}</ref>

Newburgh is represented by Holli Sullivan (District 78) in the Indiana State House of Representatives and [[Vaneta Becker]] (District 50) in the Indiana State Senate. The town is located in the [[Indiana's 8th congressional district|8th District of Indiana]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20051120185009/http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/in08_109.gif map]) and served by U.S. Representative [[Larry Bucshon]], a resident of Newburgh.