On October 30, the Indiana Supreme Court heard an oral argument in southern Indiana rather than in the Supreme Court Courtroom in Indianapolis. The Court schedules arguments twice a year outside the capital to allow students, press, and public in other areas of the state an opportunity to see the work of the Court and to teach students about the judicial process.
The Court heard argument in a juvenile delinquency case, B.A. v. State of Indiana, in Carter Hall on the campus of the University of Southern Indiana (USI) in Evansville. Students, faculty, and administrators from USI were among the nearly 570 guests along with area attorneys, local judges, and students from:
- Academy for Innovative Studies – First Avenue
- Benjamin Bosse High School
- Boonville High School
- Crawford County Jr-Sr High School
- Evansville Day School
- EVSC Early College High School
- EVSC New Tech Institute
- Randall T. Shepard Academy for Law and Leadership
- Signature School
- Philip School
- Tecumseh High School
Following the argument, the Court answered questions from the audience, providing students and community members an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the day-to-day operations and overall role of the Court as well as the way cases move through the judicial system.