By Judge Amy Jones and Judge Marc Rothenberg • Marion Superior Court In April 2022, the Marion Circuit and Superior Courts moved to a new courthouse on the east side of Indianapolis. The project was managed by the 4-member Marion Superior Court Executive Committee and Presiding Judge Amy Jones. Judge Marc Rothenberg chaired the technology efforts for the new facility. Judges Jones and Rothenberg have shared t … [Read more...] about Five Things We Love about the Marion County Community Justice Campus
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On the Road: Supreme Court Holds Oral Arguments in Lawrence County
On October 26, the Indiana Supreme Court traveled to the Mitchell Opera House in Lawrence County to hear oral arguments in a criminal case. Typically, the Court schedules traveling arguments twice a year to bring this important function of state government to a community other than Indianapolis. These events provide students, media, and the public a more local opportunity to see the judicial process at work. The … [Read more...] about On the Road: Supreme Court Holds Oral Arguments in Lawrence County
A Call for Change: Civil Litigation in Indiana
By Steven Badger, Chair • Civil Litigation Taskforce Change in the civil justice system is inevitable whether by design or as a result of broader external technological and social forces. The challenge lies in shaping and managing change in a way that helps our civil courts operate more efficiently and achieve the aspiration in Trial Rule 1 of “the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every act … [Read more...] about A Call for Change: Civil Litigation in Indiana
Wielding the Wisdom of Older Youth in CHINS Proceedings
By Judge Kelsey Hanlon • Owen Circuit Court II At the Annual Meeting of Juvenile Judges in June 2021, the wisdom and potential of Indiana’s court-involved children was on clear display as four older youth with lived experience in Indiana’s foster care system educated juvenile judges about how the courts are missing the mark in working with older youth. Each of the panelists shared their unique experience with Ind … [Read more...] about Wielding the Wisdom of Older Youth in CHINS Proceedings
Upstream: Helping Families and Children through Community Mapping and Collaboration
By Leslie Dunn, Deputy Director of Children & Families Division • Office of Court Services Judicial officers have a unique perspective on the family and societal issues that children in our communities may face, often seeing them in their courtrooms long after some kind of damage is already done. But as local leaders, judges are also in a position to bring together child welfare stakeholders and community m … [Read more...] about Upstream: Helping Families and Children through Community Mapping and Collaboration