Editor’s Note: The Indianapolis Bar Association addressed concerns about the Marion County Small Claims Courts in 1992, and after extensive study made recommendations for improvement in a report issued in 1998. These recommendations were not implemented. On July 18, 2011 the Wall Street Journal published an article, “In Debt Collecting, Location Matters,” which raised questions about forum-shopping in the Marion Count … [Read more...] about Marion County Small Claims Courts: National Experts Recommend Improvements
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2014 ICLEO Fellowship Class
The 18th convening of the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity (ICLEO) Summer Institute took place at Valparaiso University School of Law, June 19 – July 27, 2014. Since the establishment of ICLEO in 1997 by then Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, five hundred students have participated in the Summer Institute which is hosted each summer by an Indiana law school. The ICLEO Fellowship is designed to a … [Read more...] about 2014 ICLEO Fellowship Class
All Courts Shall Be Open
Continued emphasis on fair and impartial justice as Dickson transfers leadership to Rush On June 11, 2014, Brent E. Dickson announced he would step down as Chief Justice of Indiana before September first and continue serving as an Associate Justice on the five-member Supreme Court. When Dickson informed the Judicial Nominating Commission of his plans, he said, “It has been a great joy and a privilege to have helped c … [Read more...] about All Courts Shall Be Open
Ready to Retire? Upcoming changes to medical benefits may affect your timing
Have you checked the balance in your retirement medical benefits account recently? Never heard of it? You are not alone. But now may be a good time to become familiar with it, especially if you are nearing retirement. Certain provisions in the retirement medical benefits statute expire in 2017, and state employees considering retirement in the next couple of years especially need to know what that will mean for … [Read more...] about Ready to Retire? Upcoming changes to medical benefits may affect your timing
Indiana Judges Present Guardianship Registry to World Congress on Adult Guardianship
Our nation’s Capital was the stage for Indiana judges to tell a world gathering of leaders in the adult guardianship arena about Indiana’s cutting edge contribution to the cause. On May 30, 2014, a speaking delegation from Indiana, led by Fountain Circuit Court Judge Susan Orr Henderson and Lake Superior Court Judge Diane Kavadias Schneider, presented at the World Congress on Adult Guardianship in Washington, DC. … [Read more...] about Indiana Judges Present Guardianship Registry to World Congress on Adult Guardianship