Jordan DuShane, Communication Intern | Office of Communication, Education & Outreach While looking through an old shoebox belonging to his father, Charles Bleckmann came across a historic postcard from the Clerk’s Office at the Indiana Supreme Court addressed to his grandfather, Henry Bleckman (the spelling of the Bleckmann name changed over several generations). The postcard, dated November 30, 1878, refers … [Read more...] about Century-old Supreme Court Postcard Discovered
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Annual Meeting: Judicial officers gather in person for first time in over a year
Ashley Moise, Education Attorney | Office of Court ServicesThe 2021 Annual Meeting of the Judicial Conference of Indiana took place September 1-3 at the French Lick Springs Hotel in French Lick, Indiana. The meeting, traditionally held in person, was virtual in 2020 due to the pandemic. Those eligible to attend in 2021 included appellate judges, trial court judges, magistrates, full-time referees and … [Read more...] about Annual Meeting: Judicial officers gather in person for first time in over a year
Juvenile Competency
By Julie Whitman, Executive Director | Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana Is this juvenile competent to engage in the delinquency process? An adult with a serious mental illness or an intellectual disability, who has been accused of a crime, may be found incompetent to stand trial and may receive services to attain competency. But when it comes to juveniles and the delinquency court, … [Read more...] about Juvenile Competency
Allen Superior Court Foreclosure Surplus Program
John McGauley, Court Administrator | Allen Superior CourtFor Indiana courts, the COVID-19 pandemic meant an unprecedented time of change and challenge. When the time came to rethink the way in which it did business, Allen Superior Court found an opportunity amidst the turmoil. In the summer of 2021, after months of research, the Court launched a program to find former property owners who were owed money following … [Read more...] about Allen Superior Court Foreclosure Surplus Program
Pretrial in Action: Evidence based decision making
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