Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration attorneys, Deborah Neal and Jeff Wiese, addressed the 7th Annual Public Defense Office Administrators conference. The Indiana Public Defender Council hosted the event which was held on April 24, 2009 in Fishers, Indiana. Representatives from Allen, Floyd, Fulton, Henry, Lake, Marion, Monroe, St. Joseph, Vigo, and Washington counties were among the … [Read more...] about Public Defender Staff Addresses 7th Annual Conference
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Legislative Report: 2009 Indiana General Assembly
The Indiana Judicial Center staff compiled summaries of legislation of significance to the judiciary enacted by the 2009 Indiana Legislature. To see the Center’s full online report, which includes other bills of interest and which features hyperlinks to the full text of the legislation, go to www.indianacourts.org/blogs/legupdate. Special Session A special session of the Indiana legislature will be held sometime in Ju … [Read more...] about Legislative Report: 2009 Indiana General Assembly
New Resources Available for Judges and Clerks: Judicial Administration Manual and Online Retention Schedules Search
Though the Division of State Court Administration, the Indiana Judicial Center, and the Indiana Association of Circuit Court Clerks all provide resources, training, and guidance for newly elected judges and clerks, the sheer amount of information a new judge or clerk needs to do his or her job effectively is significant. There are countless rules, statutes, and standards that a judge or clerk must become familiar w … [Read more...] about New Resources Available for Judges and Clerks: Judicial Administration Manual and Online Retention Schedules Search
Family Court Grant Applications Available
Applications are now available for 2010 Family Court Project Grants. The Family Court Project began in 1999 as an effort to serve families and children in our courts, especially those families with multiple cases pending before the court. In addition to multiple-case coordination, programming options include non-adversarial dispute resolution, service referral and coordination, assistance for families without … [Read more...] about Family Court Grant Applications Available
Time to Find and Save Historic Judicial Photographs
The Indiana Supreme Court is encouraging judges, citizens, courthouse employees, lawyers, and others related to the legal profession to take stock of their photographic memorabilia. The Court is interested in gathering and preserving historic photographs to tell the story of the Indiana judicial branch. Several years ago, the Court began collecting historic photographs of county courthouses. The project to document … [Read more...] about Time to Find and Save Historic Judicial Photographs