Our nation’s Capital was the stage for Indiana judges to tell a world gathering of leaders in the adult guardianship arena about Indiana’s cutting edge contribution to the cause. On May 30, 2014, a speaking delegation from Indiana, led by Fountain Circuit Court Judge Susan Orr Henderson and Lake Superior Court Judge Diane Kavadias Schneider, presented at the World Congress on Adult Guardianship in Washington, DC. … [Read more...] about Indiana Judges Present Guardianship Registry to World Congress on Adult Guardianship
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State Board of Accounts and County Clerk Conference
Two leaders of the Supreme Court’s Division of State Court Administration (Division) shared updates about trial court technology and revisions to the expungement statute with about two hundred ninety Circuit Court Clerks and clerk staff at the State Board of Accounts’ County Clerks Conference. Mary DePrez, Director and Counsel for Trial Court Technology, and Jeff Wiese, Director of Trial Court Management, made their r … [Read more...] about State Board of Accounts and County Clerk Conference
EDITORIAL: Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators respond to “Guilty and Charged”
Editor’s Note: The following editorial was published by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and reprinted here with permission from the NCSC, the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA). Williamsburg, VA (May 22, 2014) — National Public Radio’s series “Guilty and Charged,” on the harmful impact that court fees and fines can have on the poor, shines considera … [Read more...] about EDITORIAL: Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators respond to “Guilty and Charged”
Sealing Court Records: The How and the Why (Not)
Some cases are embarrassing for the parties involved—with free, easy public access to many court records via the Internet, some people rue the day they ever decided to go to the courthouse and file a case. For a variety of reasons, the parties would rather their employers, in-laws, landlords, or bank loan officers were oblivious to their legal history. Because of this, trial courts sometimes find themselves presented … [Read more...] about Sealing Court Records: The How and the Why (Not)
2014 Legislative Review
Editor’s Note: This report is a condensed version of the full report prepared by the Indiana Judicial Center (IJC) and only contains highlights of selected bills. The IJC legislative report that contains summaries of all bills of interest passed in the 2014 session can be can be found at: http://indianacourts.us/blogs/legislative. The entire text of any law, as well as any other legislative action, is available at: h … [Read more...] about 2014 Legislative Review