By Mary Kay Hudson | Deputy Director, Indiana Office of Court Services Part Two In 2016, eleven counties committed to participate in local criminal justice reform initiatives through Indiana’s Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) Initiative in collaboration with the Indiana EBDM policy team (state team). Since then, all eleven counties, under the leadership of their local EBDM policy teams and guided by the state t … [Read more...] about Update on Evidence-Based Pretrial Practices
Honorable Darrin M. Dolehanty
By James F. Maguire | Editor, Indiana Court Times This is the forty-sixth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Judge Darrin M. Dolehanty is the Superior Court #3 Judge in Wayne County. Judge Dolehanty is a 1989 graduate of Indiana University and a 1992 graduate of Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Following graduation, he practiced law for two y … [Read more...] about Honorable Darrin M. Dolehanty
Judicial Conference Committee Appointments
Compiled by Amanda Wishin | Research Attorney, Indiana Office of Court Services Effective September 5, 2018 Every summer, judicial officers request their preferences for committee service, choosing between the 21 Judicial Conference committees and two Indiana Judges Association jury instruction committees. The Chief Justice appoints these judicial officers to one of their preferred committees for a 3-year term that … [Read more...] about Judicial Conference Committee Appointments
Hidden protection
By Hon. Marianne L. Vorhees | Judge, Delaware Circuit Court 1 | Guest Author An Indiana trial court is presiding over a custody case. Father believes Mother and the children are living in the domestic violence shelter in that county. Father’s attorney asks the judge to sign an order directing Mother to appear at an emergency custody hearing. The judge signs the order. Father’s attorney takes the order to the Sher … [Read more...] about Hidden protection
Indiana students win national Law Day contest
By Haley Loquercio | Intern, Office of Communication, Education, and Outreach In celebration of Law Day on May 1, the Indiana Supreme Court promoted the National Center for State Courts’ (NCSC) writing contest for students in grades 3-12. Students were asked to answer why the founding fathers created three branches of government. Indiana had more participants than any other state and came away with three winners! For … [Read more...] about Indiana students win national Law Day contest