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
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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
Indiana Journalists Learn About the Courts
The Indiana Supreme Court conducted its third annual Law School for Journalists on July 20th. Forty-five television, radio, newspaper and Internet journalists attended the one day “law school” that was held at the Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis. Randall T. Shepard, Chief Justice of Indiana, welcomed the journalists with remarks regarding the Indiana Supreme Court and the importance of press coverage of … [Read more...] about Indiana Journalists Learn About the Courts
Judgment Docket Task Force
A high profile working group has been formed to review the laws and rules involving one of the most critical records in Indiana’s judicial system—the judgment docket. The judgment docket serves as notice to all interested parties that a judgment exists and is a lien on the real property of the defendant. The use of judgment dockets can be traced to the time of King Henry VIII (1509 – 1547). In his time, court case rec … [Read more...] about Judgment Docket Task Force
Long-Awaited Changes to Clerk of Courts Website Are Finally Coming
Attorneys, as well as members of the media the general public, use the Clerk of Courts website (courts.IN.gov/cofc) for various reasons, such as online annual attorney registration and fee payments, looking up an attorney on the Roll of Attorneys, and reviewing the dockets in Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court cases. While useful when first implemented many years ago, much of the website’s functionality h … [Read more...] about Long-Awaited Changes to Clerk of Courts Website Are Finally Coming