Judge Doug Fahl receives JAG commission Whitley County Judge and Lieutenant Colonel Doug Fahl will assume a new military judge role created by the Indiana National Guard beginning September 1, 2020, after he completed the 63rd Military Judge Course offered by The Judge Advocate General’s School on June 19. Judge Fahl will continue to serve as the Whitley Superior Court judge and fulfill his military judge duties on d … [Read more...] about JAG commission, judges pass, Tobias fellow
Taking up the Torch: Amy Karozos assumes new role as State Public Defender
By David Sexton, Intern | Office of Communications, Education, and Outreach In Webb v. Baird, 6 Ind.13 (1854), over a century prior to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), the Indiana Supreme Court recognized the right to counsel of all persons facing incarceration who could not afford an attorney. Over the next 166 years, Indiana has built a robust system of public defense … [Read more...] about Taking up the Torch: Amy Karozos assumes new role as State Public Defender
The State of the Child
By Julie L. Whitman, MSW, Executive Director | Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana The Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana hosted the Indiana Youth Institute’s “State of the Child” presentation at the State House on February 25. The State of the Child has become an annual event to launch the most recent version of the Indiana KIDS COUNT Data Book. Every year IYI publis … [Read more...] about The State of the Child
Money, Power & Respect: A Candidate’s Guide to Judicial Campaigns
Marcus Alan McGhee, Staff Attorney | Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications Judges and judicial candidates must, to the greatest extent possible, be free and appear to be free from political influence and partisan interests. See Ind. Code of Jud. Cond., Canon 4, General Consideration. This can be an arduous task as judicial candidates merge into the steady stream of political campaigns going on around them. … [Read more...] about Money, Power & Respect: A Candidate’s Guide to Judicial Campaigns
The Indiana JDAI Implicit Bias Training Institute: Building Capacity for an Equitable Youth Justice System
By Nancy Wever, Director | Indiana Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative AND Tashi Teuschler, Assistant Director | Indiana Juvenile Detention Alternatives The Indiana Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Implicit Bias Training Institute is a four-part, capacity-building workshop to strengthen one’s understanding of implicit bias and how biases impact our daily decisions. The rigorous curriculum equips pa … [Read more...] about The Indiana JDAI Implicit Bias Training Institute: Building Capacity for an Equitable Youth Justice System