Judge David Cates passed away Kosciusko County Superior Court 1 Judge David Clay Cates passed away in December 2020 from a heart attack at the age of 61 at his home in Syracuse, Indiana. After graduating from the Indiana University School of Law in 1985, he went into private practice and later became only the second attorney for the Wawasee Community School Corporation in history, a position he held for 26 years. … [Read more...] about Judge passes, judicial/JNC appointments, and Delaware Co. rehab center moves
Columns
The Honorable Geoffrey A. Gaither
This is the fifty-fourth Court Times article highlighting a member of the Indiana Judiciary Judge Geoffrey A. Gaither is a 2020 appointment to the Marion County Superior Court bench. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning and Design. In 1985, he earned his J.D. from Howard University School of Law. Judge Gaither completed the Indiana Graduate Judges Program i … [Read more...] about The Honorable Geoffrey A. Gaither
Racial Justice and Indiana’s Children in Court
By Julie Whitman, Executive Director | Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana Children in the court system—whether through juvenile justice or child welfare—must be treated equitably. Children, individuals, and families of color have at times been treated more harshly and punished more severely than their white counterparts. It is a fact, and it must stop. —Chief Justice Loretta Rush, Statement o … [Read more...] about Racial Justice and Indiana’s Children in Court
Trial Court Video Streaming Initiative
By Mary DePrez, Executive Director | Office of Court Technology Article 1 of the Indiana Constitution proclaims that “all courts shall be open,” that “in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to a public trial” and that victims of crime have the right to be “present during public hearings.” How does a court accommodate the rights bestowed by our Constitution during a public health emergency? On M … [Read more...] about Trial Court Video Streaming Initiative
The Future is Now: Roadside Drug Tests in Indiana
By Earl G. Penrod, Senior Judge | Indiana Judicial Outreach Liaison Scenario: An Officer pulls over a vehicle for traveling 65 in a 55 mile per hour zone. The officer suspects the driver is impaired and administers field sobriety tests and a PBT, which results in a reading of .00. The officer then tells the driver that the next roadside test is an oral fluid test for drugs called SoToxa. When the driver says he has … [Read more...] about The Future is Now: Roadside Drug Tests in Indiana