[Editor's Note: This is the fourth and final article in a series of articles from the Ethics and Professionalism Committee of the Indiana Judicial Conference. The author thanks and acknowledges the contributions of those who attended the session at the September 2010 Judicial Conference in Indianapolis and contributed to the “Best Practices” suggestions related here.] How should a judge react to commentary in a mot … [Read more...] about Best Practices: Dealing with Inappropriate Written Materials
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ICLEO Students Thrive in Summer Internships
At the urging of Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, the Indiana legislature approved funding for the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity (ICLEO) program in 1997 with the purpose of assisting minority, low-income or educationally disadvantaged college graduates pursuing law degrees in Indiana’s four law schools. Since its inception, the ICLEO program, administered by the Division of State Court A … [Read more...] about ICLEO Students Thrive in Summer Internships
On the Way to Something Better
On Jan. 11, 2012, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard delivered his 25th and final State of the Judiciary address to a Joint Session of the Indiana General Assembly. An excerpted version follows. The State of the Judiciary was broadcast to a statewide audience over the Internet and on radio and television through Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations. Video of the speech and the full text of the 2012 address are … [Read more...] about On the Way to Something Better
Passing Lady Justice's Scales (Not to mention her books and papers)
In the story Brigadoon, a mythical Scottish village appears for one day every hundred years. Indiana’s city and town courts may come into existence, or disappear, once every four years. Ind. Code § 33-35-1-1(a) permits a second or third class city or a town to establish or abolish a city or town court by ordinance every fourth year after 2006. An ordinance by a city or town establishing a court must be adopted not le … [Read more...] about Passing Lady Justice's Scales (Not to mention her books and papers)
2010 Trial Court Statistics
New filings in Indiana trial courts remain just below the two million mark. The number of newly filed cases is just one statistic available in the 1,782 page, multi-volume report, which includes everything from crucial information on court operations to interesting facts about the judicial branch. The report can be found online at http://courts.in.gov/admin/2865.htm. The Judicial Service Report is made up of Volume … [Read more...] about 2010 Trial Court Statistics