Justice Robert D. Rucker’s Legacy In January 2017, Justice Robert Rucker announced his retirement from the Indiana Supreme Court. His last day on the Court was May 12, 2017. Appointed by Governor Frank O’Bannon in 1999, Rucker was the Court’s longest-serving active Justice. As Indiana’s first African-American Court of Appeals judge (appointed in 1991) and its second African-American Supreme Court justice (appointed in … [Read more...] about Judicial Vacancy Process
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A Lifetime of Service
Justice Robert D. Rucker retires after 17 years on the Indiana Supreme Court Robert D. Rucker was born in Canton, Georgia and grew up in Gary, Indiana. The man he most admired was his father, Robert Dennis Rucker, Sr., who worked hard and taught him the value of an education. He wanted his son to have the opportunity to work somewhere other than the Gary steel mills. As the oldest son with three younger brothers in … [Read more...] about A Lifetime of Service
Canine Companions
Courthouse dogs join CASA programs to help kids in court The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program in Delaware County just added a new four-legged member to its staff. Frankie, a two-year old female black lab, started her job at the CASA program in April. Frankie is one of only two dogs in Indiana specifically trained to help ease the fears of children in courtrooms. Going to court is stressful for anyone, … [Read more...] about Canine Companions
Partners in Justice: State of the Judiciary 2017
On January 18, 2017, Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush delivered her third address on the State of the Judiciary to a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly. Highlights of the speech follow. We also invite you to read the entire text, watch the video, and view photographs at: courts.in.gov/supreme/2552.htm The Supreme Court Justices and Judges of the Court of Appeals were greeted by escorts from the House and … [Read more...] about Partners in Justice: State of the Judiciary 2017
Indiana Supreme Court forms Office of Admissions and Continuing Education
By order entered on January 26, 2017, the Supreme Court merged the two agencies that provide administrative support for the Indiana Board of Law Examiners (BLE) and the Indiana Commission on Continuing Legal Education (CLE) into a new Office of Admissions and Continuing Education (OACE). The order provides that the OACE will operate under the direction of an executive director “who shall supervise a staff created by t … [Read more...] about Indiana Supreme Court forms Office of Admissions and Continuing Education