A look at the award-winning INcite framework for court data sharing In 2005, the Indiana Supreme Court’s Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC) initiated a project that would enable courts to submit electronically commercial driver violations to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). Like other states, Indiana was at risk of losing millions in federal funding for highways unless our courts could reduce the t … [Read more...] about A Framework for Innovation
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Burdened but Unbowed
2011 State of the Judiciary On Jan. 12, 2011, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard delivered his 24th State of the Judiciary address to a Joint Session of the Indiana General Assembly. An excerpted version follows. The State of the Judiciary was broadcast to a statewide audience over the Internet and on radio and television through Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations. Video of the speech and the full text of the 2011 … [Read more...] about Burdened but Unbowed
New Indiana Tax Court Judge: Martha Blood Wentworth
Martha Blood Wentworth took her seat as judge of the Indiana Tax Court on January 17, 2011. Judge Wentworth was appointed to the position by Governor Mitch Daniels on December 22, 2010. She was one of the three candidates presented to Governor Daniels by Indiana’s seven-member Judicial Nominating Commission. She succeeds Judge Thomas G. Fisher who retired in December as the state’s first Tax Court Judge. Judge Wen … [Read more...] about New Indiana Tax Court Judge: Martha Blood Wentworth
2011 Court Reform Grants
The economic downturn and the fiscal challenges facing the public sector have left little room in county budgets for court reorganization, innovation and improvement projects. The Supreme Court’s Court Reform Grant Program, first launched in 2008, continues to help courts innovate and improve their administration. In late summer 2010, the Indiana Supreme Court awarded more than $485,000 to 25 courts across the state f … [Read more...] about 2011 Court Reform Grants
Judge Trockman Receives Key to the City of Evansville and Judge Kiely Heads New Veteran's Treatment Court
Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel presented the Key to the City on January 25, 2011 to Vanderburgh Superior Court Judge Wayne Trockman. Judge Trockman was recognized for his efforts in creating one of the first certified drug courts in the State of Indiana and in establishing the certification program through the Indiana Judicial Center. “Judge Trockman was one of the judicial leaders in the initiative to e … [Read more...] about Judge Trockman Receives Key to the City of Evansville and Judge Kiely Heads New Veteran's Treatment Court