Angie Hensley-Langrel, Deputy Director of Justice Services | Office of Court Services Seven years ago, former Chief Justice Brent Dickson established the Committee to Study Evidence-Based Pretrial Release. Since then, pretrial release was a focal point of Indiana’s Evidence-Based Decision-Making initiative and is now a crucial part of the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council’s (JRAC) responsibilities. In 2020 the Pr … [Read more...] about Pretrial in Action: Evidence based decision making
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Civil Litigation Taskforce Considers Recommendations to Assist Self-Represented Litigants
Judge Kimberly S. Dowling | Delaware Circuit Court 2 In 2021, the Indiana Supreme Court created the Civil Litigation Taskforce as part of the Indiana Innovation Initiative. The Taskforce includes attorneys and judges from around the state and is chaired by attorney Steven Badger of Barnes and Thornburg. The Court directed the Taskforce to focus on improving civil litigation procedures and case management. … [Read more...] about Civil Litigation Taskforce Considers Recommendations to Assist Self-Represented Litigants
Moving the Judiciary Forward
By Bob Rath, Chief Innovation Officer | Indiana Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court launched the Innovation Initiative with subgroups to focus on family law and technology. The Family Law Taskforce and the Technology Working Group spent the last year evaluating the landscape and preparing a series of recommendations for presentation to the Innovation Initiative and the Supreme Court.In its research, the TWG analyzed 18 … [Read more...] about Moving the Judiciary Forward
State of the Judiciary: Adapting to a Pandemic
By the Office of Communication, Education & Outreach Chief Justice Rush delivered the 2021 State of the Judiciary address by video for the first time in history on April 7, 2021. Typically, the Chief Justice provides the formal update on the work of the judicial branch in person to the Governor and Indiana General Assembly. The address focused on Indiana courts revolutionizing operations and crafting new ways to … [Read more...] about State of the Judiciary: Adapting to a Pandemic
Vital Resources for Vital Workers
By Ruth Reichard, Education Attorney | Office of Court Services Court employees are vital workers. You’ve probably always known this, but never has this fact been more apparent. The public expects courts to be fully open and operating whether there is a pandemic or not, and court staff around the state have been crucial to ensuring the continuity of operations. The good news is that you are not alone. Your colleagues … [Read more...] about Vital Resources for Vital Workers