BRIDGES (Building Relationships InDividually-Giving Excellent Support) is an initiative of the Indiana Supreme Court’s Division of State Court Administration that is designed to improve the service the Division provides to trial judges. The Division was created by legislation to assist the Supreme Court in its administration of our judicial system, and to assess the needs and solve the problems of our trial judges. In the past, the Division has been responsive to the needs of the trial courts and has supported and implemented measures to help the judges in the ninety-two counties of the State. BRIDGES is designed to improve upon the support from the Division to our trial courts.
The Division is uniquely positioned to respond to the issues facing the trial courts. BRIDGES is a pro-active approach to forge an enhanced partnership of service with our trial courts. In the coming weeks each attorney in the Division will partner with trial judges throughout the State to boost the current working relationship, and to create a reciprocal relationship as well. The primary goal of BRIDGES is to help the trial judges better perform administrative responsibilities. The Division is committed to their success.
BRIDGES will also increase communication and keep trial judges informed of the breadth of services and resources the Division provides. It will also repair or rebuild disconnects between the Division and the trial courts due to misinformation or lack of awareness, work proactively to better prepare the court to perform its duties in an improved and efficient manner, and position the Division as a preferred resource for the trial courts and their administration.
Our Division will be rolling out this new program on January 2, 2008. The contacts for this new effort will be staff attorneys Camille Wiggins at [email protected] and Jim Maguire at [email protected], or either can be reached at 317-232-2542.