A collaborative effort between the State Archives Division of the Indiana Commission on Public Records and the Indiana Supreme Court has resulted in the cleaning, preservation, cataloging and posting in a database on the Internet, of approximately 31,000 Indiana Supreme Court cases dating from 1791 to 1878. Ultimately, this project will encompass every decided and dismissed Indiana Supreme Court case from 1791through … [Read more...] about Supreme Court and State Archives Working to Preserve Historic Indiana Cases
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Indiana Journalists Learn About the Courts
The Indiana Supreme Court conducted its third annual Law School for Journalists on July 20th. Forty-five television, radio, newspaper and Internet journalists attended the one day “law school” that was held at the Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis. Randall T. Shepard, Chief Justice of Indiana, welcomed the journalists with remarks regarding the Indiana Supreme Court and the importance of press coverage of … [Read more...] about Indiana Journalists Learn About the Courts
Judgment Docket Task Force
A high profile working group has been formed to review the laws and rules involving one of the most critical records in Indiana’s judicial system—the judgment docket. The judgment docket serves as notice to all interested parties that a judgment exists and is a lien on the real property of the defendant. The use of judgment dockets can be traced to the time of King Henry VIII (1509 – 1547). In his time, court case rec … [Read more...] about Judgment Docket Task Force
Long-Awaited Changes to Clerk of Courts Website Are Finally Coming
Attorneys, as well as members of the media the general public, use the Clerk of Courts website (courts.IN.gov/cofc) for various reasons, such as online annual attorney registration and fee payments, looking up an attorney on the Roll of Attorneys, and reviewing the dockets in Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court cases. While useful when first implemented many years ago, much of the website’s functionality h … [Read more...] about Long-Awaited Changes to Clerk of Courts Website Are Finally Coming
Dual State Court Security Training
An Opportunity for Sharing Best Practices Judges and court staff from Grant, Hamilton, Jasper, Marion and Morgan counties participated in a two-day court security training session on June 14 and 15, 2011 connected via video conference to teams of their counterparts in the Maryland courts. The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and the State Justice Institute (SJI) presented the training. Personnel from the … [Read more...] about Dual State Court Security Training