By the Office of Communication, Education & Outreach This 5-minute video provides key details from the Association of Indiana Counties about the American Rescue Plan. The Association urges justice stakeholders to coordinate with their county leaders to gain access to billions of federal dollars. See more information. … [Read more...] about American Rescue Plan: County Spending
Family Law Taskforce Shares Innovative Recommendations
By Leslie Dunn, Deputy Director of Children & Families Division | Office of Court ServicesThe Indiana Supreme Court established the Indiana Innovation Initiative on September 24, 2019. As part of the Initiative, they created the Family Law Taskforce to evaluate existing research on court reform, strategies to improve court processes, and the impact of innovation in other states, and then provide a written report … [Read more...] about Family Law Taskforce Shares Innovative Recommendations
The Vaccine and Its Impact on Court Operations
By Heather Falks, Employment Attorney & ADA Coordinator | Indiana Supreme Court We finally made it to 2021…and COVID-19 is still here. We all hoped it would feel more familiar—but not in the sense that we are getting used to stockpiling sanitizer and masks. Unfortunately, the concerns of 2020 have not fully dissipated, but the widespread availability of a vaccine gives us hope that our old normal is on the hor … [Read more...] about The Vaccine and Its Impact on Court Operations
The Honorable Judge Michael A. Christofeno
This is the fifty-sixth Court Times article highlighting a member of the Indiana Judiciary Judge Michael Christofeno was elected to the Elkhart Circuit Court in 2017. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1981 with bachelor’s degrees in pre-professional studies and philosophy and then earned his J.D. from the Valparaiso University School of Law in 1985. “I attended law school because I was very idealistic … [Read more...] about The Honorable Judge Michael A. Christofeno
Over 500 Law Enforcement Agencies Now Using Indiana’s E-ticket Software
By Mary DePrez, Executive Director | Office of Court Technology Beginning in 2008, the Indiana Office of Court Technology partnered with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and various law enforcement agencies to develop e-ticketing software for use by law enforcement agencies throughout the state. As of April 2021, around 15,000 officers in over 500 law enforcement agencies—including Indiana State Police—use the E … [Read more...] about Over 500 Law Enforcement Agencies Now Using Indiana’s E-ticket Software