Judge Jenny Pitts Manier Receives IJA Excellence in Public Information and Education Award St. Joseph County Superior Court Judge Jenny Pitts Manier was awarded the Indiana Judges Association’s Excellence in Public Information and Education Award. Judge Manier was recognized for her leadership of “One Bar, One Book,” a monthly study group sponsored by the St. Joseph County Bar Association. The group has read appro … [Read more...] about IJA Awards, Innovation Initiative, Judicial & Board Appointments
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Collaborating for the Children
Julie Whitman, Executive Director | Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana Children live in families and communities, not programs and systems. When government intervenes in the life of a child, that intervention is inevitably through a program within a state agency or system. The Department of Child Services provides court-ordered foster care; the Division of Mental Health and Addiction offers … [Read more...] about Collaborating for the Children
Multi-Agency Help for Veterans
Mary L. DePrez, Director & Counsel | Trial Court Technology Department of Veterans Affairs Too many veterans do not utilize the benefits and services available to them through the Department of Veterans Affairs. One goal of Indiana’s veterans courts is to connect veterans with the services they have earned by serving our country. For years, a handful of jails in Indiana have been voluntarily sending inmate dat … [Read more...] about Multi-Agency Help for Veterans
Honorable Matthew C. Kincaid
James F. Maguire, Editor | Indiana Court Times This is the fiftieth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Judge Matt Kincaid is the Superior Court 1 Judge in Boone County. He is a 1992 graduate of DePauw University and a 1997 graduate of Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. Following graduation, he practiced law for five years before being e … [Read more...] about Honorable Matthew C. Kincaid
From Courtroom to Boardroom
Exploring the limitations of a judge sitting on an organization’s board of directors By Marcus Alan McGhee, Staff Attorney | Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications Judges serving as members of a for-profit organization’s leadership has been problematic since Kenesaw Mountain Landis-the U.S. District Court Judge who was also Major League Baseball’s first Commissioner. The concern, then as it is now, is that jud … [Read more...] about From Courtroom to Boardroom