By Marcus Alan McGhee | Staff Attorney, Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications A Snapshot of New Social Media Challenges Judiciaries across the nation appear to have received the message from judicial conduct commissions regarding vitriolic posts on social media platforms. Such commentary has been condemned as indecorous and lacking the unbiased impartiality required from the bench. However, as judicial … [Read more...] about Following your Friends to a Faulty Connection
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Judicial appointments
Andrea R. Trevino was appointed to the Allen Superior Court, succeeding Judge Daniel Heath, who retired earlier this year. Trevino has served as a Magistrate in Allen County Circuit Court since 2013. Trevino earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint Joseph’s College and her law degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Law. John M. Plummer III was appointed to the Lawrence Superior Court, succeeding Judge M … [Read more...] about Judicial appointments
Mock Trial Steering Committee Announced
Indiana won the bid to host the National High School Mock Trial Championship in 2020 in Evansville, Indiana. Co-chairs for the Championship are Hon. Steven David, Indiana Supreme Court, and Hon. Richard Young, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, Evansville. The other Indiana judicial officers on the steering committee are: David Kiely, Vanderburgh County Circuit Court, Evansville Heather Welch, … [Read more...] about Mock Trial Steering Committee Announced
Together, Let’s Stay CDL Compliant
By Mary L. DePrez | Director and Counsel for Trial Court Technology and Annette Page | Project Manager for Trial Court Technology National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) mission statement: Save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement activity. In 2016, among the estimated 145,000 people injured in … [Read more...] about Together, Let’s Stay CDL Compliant
The problem exists
By Brenda Rodeheffer | General Counsel for Personnel & Operations The “Me Too” movement caught fire last October, and there is no sign that it is burning out. Sexual harassment as a cause of action was recognized in 1986 in Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson. Multiple landmark Supreme Court cases through the years have expanded the scope of sexual harassment to include same sex harassment and vicarious liability for e … [Read more...] about The problem exists