This is the twenty-ninth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Martin Circuit Court Judge Lynne Ellis is our judge featured in this issue. She received her undergraduate degree from Oakland City University and her law degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Bloomington) in 1999. Following graduation from law school, she joined her step-father, … [Read more...] about Hon. Lynne Elise Ellis
Columns
Children Who Witness Violence
I once heard a judge compare her civil protection order docket to an emergency room—especially the ex parte cases. What an apt comparison! Judges and court staff often deal with people who have been physically, mentally, and emotionally traumatized when they consider ex parte protection orders. Violence of any kind is traumatic to human beings, and children, who lack the experience and coping skills of adults, are a … [Read more...] about Children Who Witness Violence
Introducing… The Guardianship Registry
With the help of funding from the Division of State Court Administration, Judge Susan Orr Henderson, Fountain County Circuit Court, and Judge Diane Kavadias Schneider, Lake County Superior Court, Civil Division, worked with a task force and the Division’s Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC) staff to develop a new Guardianship Registry Application in response to the need for courts to better track and m … [Read more...] about Introducing… The Guardianship Registry
Appellate Courts to Adopt Odyssey CMS
The Indiana Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court have launched a plan to implement the Odyssey Case Management System (CMS) in their courts. With support from the trial court technology staff at the Division of State Court Administration, Indiana appellate courts are being added to the statewide CMS that is currently used for over half of all new case filings statewide. The Odyssey CMS will provide the … [Read more...] about Appellate Courts to Adopt Odyssey CMS
George B. Davis award and new staff at State Court Administration
Judge Richard Payne Receives George B. Davis Award Former Hancock Superior Court Judge, Richard T. Payne, received the Hancock County Bar Association George B. Davis Distinguished Jurist Award at its Spring Bar Association Dinner. The Bar Association created the award, named for eminent Hancock Circuit Court Judge, George B. Davis, to recognize exemplary and dedicated service by an Indiana trial court judge. Payne … [Read more...] about George B. Davis award and new staff at State Court Administration