Editor’s Note: The election in November 2008 was unprecedented in Indiana for the number of new trial court judges assuming duties on the bench. This article focuses attention on just two of the new jurists in our state. Kathleen Tighe Coriden is taking her place in the judiciary with other newly elected judges from across the state. Like others, she is starting 2009 with a new set of responsibilities and great en … [Read more...] about 2 Among Many: New Faces Joining the Ranks of Indiana Trial Judges
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2008 General Election Results: Judges Leaving Bench & Newly Elected
Editor’s note: This past election was unprecedented in the number of judges elected to the bench. We extend many thanks to the Indiana Judicial Center for compiling this list. It does not include the names of judges who retired mid-term such as Judge Daniel Donahue in Clark Circuit Court or Judge Michael Cook in Marshall Circuit Court, or who left the bench prior to the May primary election such as Judge Wayne L … [Read more...] about 2008 General Election Results: Judges Leaving Bench & Newly Elected
Speaker Bauer Names Two New Indiana Public Defender Commission Members
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, B. Patrick Bauer, appointed two new members to the Indiana Public Defender Commission in November 2008: Representative Vernon Smith and Representative Greg Steuerwald. Representative Vernon G. Smith was appointed to replace Phil Hoy, a former representative from Evansville who chose not to run for reelection. Representative Smith represents House District 14, which i … [Read more...] about Speaker Bauer Names Two New Indiana Public Defender Commission Members
Clarification on Public Defender Expenditures
The Nov/Dec 2008 edition of the Indiana Court Times, in the "Highlights from the 2007 Indiana Judicial Service Report (JSR)" reported $15,896,397 as the total amount spent by counties on criminal indigent defense for 2007. This figure is an error, and the total amount spent should have been reported as $25,320,081. Even this latter figure, however, does not fully represent the total spent on criminal indigent … [Read more...] about Clarification on Public Defender Expenditures
Supreme Court and Judicial Conference Approve New Public Safety Protocols for Intrastate Transfers of Probation
Probation departments throughout Indiana will institute a new protocol to improve public safety for handling intrastate transfers of probation as the new year begins. It represents almost two years of work by the State Probation Committee, after extensive consultation with probation officers, the Probation Officers Advisory Board, and judges throughout the state. The Indiana Supreme Court and the Judicial Conference … [Read more...] about Supreme Court and Judicial Conference Approve New Public Safety Protocols for Intrastate Transfers of Probation