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
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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
On Your Mark, Get Set…Go?
The Ethics of Judicial Campaigns: Part 1 (see Part 2) A whirlwind of activity, the pulse of adrenaline, and general excitement (and despair) loom in the air—it’s the change of season. Racing, you say? No, it’s judicial campaign season. With the primary elections approaching, I have received an increasing number of questions about judicial elections and campaigns. Because the questions often are recurring, I thought a … [Read more...] about On Your Mark, Get Set…Go?
Hon. Lynn Murray
This is the twenty-eighth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Howard Circuit Court Judge Lynn Murray is our judge featured in this issue. She received her undergraduate degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana and her law degree from the Rutgers University School of Law in Camden, New Jersey. After law school graduation in 1981, she … [Read more...] about Hon. Lynn Murray
Specialized Domestic Violence Courts
Although there is no standard model of a “domestic violence court,” the term generally means a specialized court division where only domestic violence cases are filed or a specialized docket on which a trial court, which hears other types of cases, assigns domestic violence cases and hears them on a particular day or time. In the United States today, there are over two hundred specialized domestic violence courts. Can … [Read more...] about Specialized Domestic Violence Courts