The Indiana Judicial Center, with technical support from the National Center for State Courts, has developed a Judicial Candidate eSchool for the 2016 election cycle. The goal of this program is to provide information on the ethical and legal requirements to which candidates for judicial office are subject during the election process. Similar programs have been offered in other states, like Ohio, California, and New … [Read more...] about Judicial Candidate eSchool
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Indiana Project on Abuse in Later Life
Kicking off in St. Joseph County In 2014, the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded the Indiana Supreme Court a highly competitive $339,000 grant. The Indiana Project on Abuse in Later Life (INPALL) in St. Joseph County targets through training and the development of a coordinated community response the growing problem of elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation, … [Read more...] about Indiana Project on Abuse in Later Life
Indiana’s Commercial Court Pilot Project – March 2016 Update
By Order issued January 19, 2016, the Indiana Supreme Court created the Indiana Commercial Court Pilot Project. The term of this pilot project is for three (3) years, and begins June 1, 2016. As described in the January 2016 order, the purposes of Indiana’s pilot commercial courts are to (1) establish judicial practices that will help all court users by improving court efficiency; (2) allow commercial disputes to be r … [Read more...] about Indiana’s Commercial Court Pilot Project – March 2016 Update
The Bench Card
A tool for working with Court Interpreters The decision to appoint an interpreter is a very important task for judicial officers. There is a need for a higher degree of coordination and uniformity regarding interpretation in courtrooms. Therefore, judicial officers must be provided with a uniform guide regarding working with court interpreters during court proceedings. The Division of State Court Administration has … [Read more...] about The Bench Card
When Stars Align
For many years, those working in the juvenile justice system have been concerned with the children that are involved with, and have needs in, both the juvenile delinquency and child welfare systems. Juvenile judges, juvenile probation officers and Department of Child Services’ case managers have lamented for years the imaginary firewall that existed between juvenile probation department and department of child w … [Read more...] about When Stars Align