Seven years ago, the Indiana Supreme Court’s Division of State Court Administration (Division) launched the Indiana Courts Online Reports system, and today the system is getting a fresh upgrade. This application, known as ICOR, was built to allow all reporting courts to complete and file electronically the required statistical reports directly into the application. In the days before ICOR, trial courts submitted p … [Read more...] about ICOR Revisited
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Dealing with the Difficult Employee
Martin has been working as a probation officer for seventeen years during which time he provided good to commendable service to the court. He and Judge Edwards have seen a lot together and are very comfortable with each other. However, lately all is not well with Martin, and no one knows exactly what or why. Martin has been making errors that are unlike him. His co-worker, Sandra, believes that more than once she has … [Read more...] about Dealing with the Difficult Employee
$50 Filing Fee on Mortgage Foreclosure Actions Reinstated
On May 10, Governor Mike Pence signed into law House Enrolled Act 1084, which assesses a $50.00 filing fee on all mortgage foreclosure cases filed with Indiana trial courts. This fee was previously collected in all foreclosure actions filed between July 1, 2009 and December 31, 2012. Since January 2010, a portion of this fee has been used to fund the Mortgage Foreclosure Trial Court Assistance Project (MFTCAP). The … [Read more...] about $50 Filing Fee on Mortgage Foreclosure Actions Reinstated
Susan Lightfoot Named to the Order of Augustus
Every Indiana probation officer knows John Augustus. Thanks to a grainy video copy of “Sentence Deferred,” a 1957 episode in The Christophers television series, probation officers learn at their orientation that John Augustus was a Boston boot-maker in the mid-1800’s and is credited as the father of probation. The Probation Officers Advisory Board of the Judicial Conference of Indiana created The Order of Augustus in … [Read more...] about Susan Lightfoot Named to the Order of Augustus
Jane Seigel Receives Certificate of Graduation from JDAI Applied Leadership Network
Jane A. Seigel, Executive Director of the Indiana Judicial Center, received her certificate of graduation as one of only 10 participants in the Class of 2012-2013 from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s JDAI Applied Leadership Network. The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) was designed to support the Casey Foundation’s vision that all youth involved in the juvenile justice system have opportunities to dev … [Read more...] about Jane Seigel Receives Certificate of Graduation from JDAI Applied Leadership Network