Court partners with IU to create pilot rural justice clerkship program By David Sexton, Intern | Office of Communication, Education & Outreach The Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana University’s law schools partnered in a pilot program to allow their students to work with courts in less urban communities. Ten law students-five each from IU Maurer and IU McKinney-completed judicial clerkships with judges in ten … [Read more...] about Advancing Justice in Rural Communities
Columns
ICLEF Award, Ice Cream Social, Judicial & Committee Appointments
Judge Heather Welch Receives Antoinette Dakin Leach Award Judge Heather Welch of the Marion Superior Court was honored by the IndyBar Women and the Law Division with the Antoinette Dakin Leach Award, which is presented annually to recognize the accomplishments of a female attorney in central Indiana. She will be honored at the annual Antoinette Dakin Leach Award Luncheon, to be held this fall. Judge Welch was … [Read more...] about ICLEF Award, Ice Cream Social, Judicial & Committee Appointments
Avoiding the Ex Parte Trap
By Adrienne Meiring, Counsel | Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications Juror communications can present interesting challenges for trial court judges. As court outsiders, jurors understandably have questions and concerns that arise during trial and look to the judge for answers. Judges bear tremendous responsibility at these times to preserve a defendant’s constitutional rights and to avoid the appearance of … [Read more...] about Avoiding the Ex Parte Trap
Open data: Demographics in traffic stops available online
By Mary L. DePrez, Director & Counsel | Trial Court Technology Beginning in 2008, Trial Court Technology (TCT) partnered with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) and developed e-ticketing software for use by law enforcement agencies throughout the state. Benefits of Indiana’s Electronic Ticketing System Eliminates handwritten tickets and the need to enter the same information into a separate dat … [Read more...] about Open data: Demographics in traffic stops available online
Honorable Lisa M. Bowen-Slaven
By James F. Maguire, Editor | Indiana Court Times This is the forty-ninth of our Court Times articles that highlight a member of the Indiana Judiciary. LaGrange Superior Court Judge Lisa Bowen-Slaven graduated from Purdue University in December of 1989 and obtained a law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1993. Following law school, she practiced in Tippecanoe County as a part-time Deputy P … [Read more...] about Honorable Lisa M. Bowen-Slaven