Kimberly A. Jackson, Chair of the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (JLAP) Committee, received the Recovery Advocate of the Year Award. Jackson was honored for her dedication to JLAP and its mission to help lawyers and judges struggling with addiction and mental health, physical or age-related problems. The award was given by the Indiana Addictions Issues Coalition in connection with Mental Health … [Read more...] about JLAP Volunteer Awarded Recovery Advocate of the Year
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Courts Organizations and ABA Approve New Model Time Standards for State Trial Courts
Time standards for trial courts in some form have been around since Lyndon Johnson was in the White House when the American Bar Association first adopted speedy trial standards for criminal cases. But a recent report has put them in the spotlight again. In August 2011, the Conference of Chief Justices, the Conference of State Court Administrators, the American Bar Association House of Delegates, and the National … [Read more...] about Courts Organizations and ABA Approve New Model Time Standards for State Trial Courts
Authorization Required: Restricting Access to Criminal History Information
The Indiana General Assembly passed Public Law 194-2011 (HEA 1211) earlier this year allowing individuals to petition courts to restrict access to certain criminal records. This law creates two new proceedings by amending Indiana Code Title 35, Criminal Law and Procedure, Article 38, Proceedings Following Dismissal, Verdict or Finding. It allows a person to petition for restriction of arrest records by adding a new … [Read more...] about Authorization Required: Restricting Access to Criminal History Information
Jefferson County Courthouse Rededicated Two Years after Three-Alarm Fire
On a sunny day in downtown Madison, just two years after a fire nearly destroyed the historic Jefferson County Courthouse, a group of dignitaries, veterans, first responders, media, and local residents gathered to witness the courthouse rededication ceremony. “The courthouse has been restored to its rightful place as the center of law and government,” remarked Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Ted R. Todd. The dome, cup … [Read more...] about Jefferson County Courthouse Rededicated Two Years after Three-Alarm Fire
Supreme Court and State Archives Working to Preserve Historic Indiana Cases
A collaborative effort between the State Archives Division of the Indiana Commission on Public Records and the Indiana Supreme Court has resulted in the cleaning, preservation, cataloging and posting in a database on the Internet, of approximately 31,000 Indiana Supreme Court cases dating from 1791 to 1878. Ultimately, this project will encompass every decided and dismissed Indiana Supreme Court case from 1791through … [Read more...] about Supreme Court and State Archives Working to Preserve Historic Indiana Cases