Over a year ago, the Domestic Relations Committee, chaired by Judge Christopher Lee, teamed up with the Department of Child Services (DCS) to implement an online calendar tool as an option to help parents and the courts establish parenting time with their children based on the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines. DCS currently uses printed yearly calendars, which include stickers for children to denote special … [Read more...] about Indiana Parenting Time Calendar
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Honorable Timothy P. Spahr
Miami Circuit Court Judge Tim Spahr graduated from Indiana University – Bloomington in 1994 where he majored in music (cello) and history and obtained his law degree in 1997 from Indiana University Maurer School of Law. From November 1997 until December 2012, he was engaged in general practice as a solo attorney, although he shared office space with his father, Rob Spahr, for the first 10 of those years and then with … [Read more...] about Honorable Timothy P. Spahr
Honorable Mark K. Dudley
This is the forty-second of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Madison Superior Court Judge Mark Dudley graduated from Indiana University – Bloomington with degrees in history and political science, and obtained his law degree, cum laude, from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1990. He began his professional career in 1991 and maintained an active … [Read more...] about Honorable Mark K. Dudley
How do you define success?
Is it running an efficient court—the volume of cases you’ve cleared each quarter? Or do you look at recidivism by individual defendants, or maybe the number of return trips to court by parties in a contested dissolution case? In fact, studies dating back to the 1980s have consistently shown that what matters most to parties to litigation (even more than outcomes, costs, or delays) is whether they thought the process w … [Read more...] about How do you define success?
Commitment to Data Sharing
Two key initiatives undertaken by Trial Court Technology (TCT) are in the spotlight for playing important roles in the sharing of court data with key stakeholders and the public. Data from the Abstract of Judgment application and the Odyssey court case management system is enhancing the amount and quality of data TCT is now able to share with all three branches of government and the public. Abstract of Judgment … [Read more...] about Commitment to Data Sharing