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
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Civil Litigation Taskforce Considers Recommendations to Assist Self-Represented Litigants
Judge Kimberly S. Dowling | Delaware Circuit Court 2 In 2021, the Indiana Supreme Court created the Civil Litigation Taskforce as part of the Indiana Innovation Initiative. The Taskforce includes attorneys and judges from around the state and is chaired by attorney Steven Badger of Barnes and Thornburg. The Court directed the Taskforce to focus on improving civil litigation procedures and case management. … [Read more...] about Civil Litigation Taskforce Considers Recommendations to Assist Self-Represented Litigants
American Rescue Plan: County Spending
By the Office of Communication, Education & Outreach This 5-minute video provides key details from the Association of Indiana Counties about the American Rescue Plan. The Association urges justice stakeholders to coordinate with their county leaders to gain access to billions of federal dollars. See more information. … [Read more...] about American Rescue Plan: County Spending
Family Law Taskforce Shares Innovative Recommendations
By Leslie Dunn, Deputy Director of Children & Families Division | Office of Court ServicesThe Indiana Supreme Court established the Indiana Innovation Initiative on September 24, 2019. As part of the Initiative, they created the Family Law Taskforce to evaluate existing research on court reform, strategies to improve court processes, and the impact of innovation in other states, and then provide a written report … [Read more...] about Family Law Taskforce Shares Innovative Recommendations
Moving the Judiciary Forward
By Bob Rath, Chief Innovation Officer | Indiana Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court launched the Innovation Initiative with subgroups to focus on family law and technology. The Family Law Taskforce and the Technology Working Group spent the last year evaluating the landscape and preparing a series of recommendations for presentation to the Innovation Initiative and the Supreme Court.In its research, the TWG analyzed 18 … [Read more...] about Moving the Judiciary Forward