By Lisa Manning | Family Violence Resource Attorney, Indiana Office of Court Services and Lun Pieper | Staff Attorney, Indiana Office of Court Services As our population continues to diversify, judges encounter an increased demand to provide language access in criminal court proceedings. Although the obligation to provide court interpretation for defendants may be readily apparent, the court’s duty can get murky when … [Read more...] about Breaking Through Barriers: Language Access for Crime Victims
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Court Text Messaging Alerts and Reminders
By: Mary L. DePrez | Director and Counsel for Trial Court Technology, Office of Judicial Administration Text messaging has become an important tool for judges who continue to look for ways to improve customer service and bring the courts into the 21st century. Victim Safety Trial courts began using text reminders in April 2011. At that time, the statewide Protection Order Registry, a Registry of all protection orders … [Read more...] about Court Text Messaging Alerts and Reminders
Honorable Dean A. Colvin
By James F. Maguire | Editor, Indiana Court Times This is the 48th of our Court Times articles that highlights a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Marshall Superior Court No. 2 Judge Dean Colvin graduated from Indiana University at its South Bend campus in 1978 and obtained his law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1983. Following law school, he served as a Deputy for Indiana Attorney General Linley … [Read more...] about Honorable Dean A. Colvin
Judiciary highlights
Court family mourns loss The Honorable Amy C. Conner Cornell, Judge of the Wabash Superior Court, died February 19 after a difficult battle with cancer. She was 42 years old. Judge Cornell was a graduate of Purdue University, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, and Princeton Theological Seminary. Following law school, she served as a clerk to Justice Brent Dickson, an administrative law judge for the Indiana … [Read more...] about Judiciary highlights
Judicial Spotlight
Judicial appointments Judith Corcoran Benckart was appointed to the Monroe County Circuit Court, succeeding Judge Kenneth G. Todd, who retired in October 2018. She previously served as deputy prosecuting attorney for Monroe County. Benckart earned her Bachelor’s degree from Ball State University and her law degree from Indiana University McKinney School of Law. Magistrate Jennifer L. DeGroote was appointed to the A … [Read more...] about Judicial Spotlight