New Court Administrator Begins in Marion Superior Court Andrea Brandes Newsom was recently named Court Administrator for Superior Courts of Marion County. Newsom graduated from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1999 and earned a bachelor’s degree in history, magna cum laude with honors, from William Jewell College in 1995. She previously served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the Marion … [Read more...] about New Faces in Marion Superior Court
Columns
Should You Have an Employee Handbook?
If a court employee sues regarding a condition of employment, the proper defendant can be the judge of the court, the state, the county or any combination of these depending upon the cause of action. There are counties with excellent employee handbooks and counties whose handbooks are deficient. Even if the court’s county is one with an excellent handbook and a county attorney who is experienced in county employment i … [Read more...] about Should You Have an Employee Handbook?
Hon. Terrence Cody
This is the twenty-first of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Floyd County Circuit Court Judge J. Terrence “Terry” Cody is our judge featured in this issue. He received his undergraduate degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati and his law degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. Following graduation from law … [Read more...] about Hon. Terrence Cody
If You Build It, They Will Use It
The Indiana Supreme Court Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC) has provided software to the state’s trial courts since 2005, when the first INcite application for commercial driver violation filings was launched. Since then, INcite has grown to include 16 web applications used by courts, clerks, probation offices, law enforcement, and other agencies. JTAC’s ongoing installation of the Odyssey Case Man … [Read more...] about If You Build It, They Will Use It
Indiana Supreme Court Receives Outstanding Judiciary Award
The Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) has named the Indiana Supreme Court the recipient of their 2012 Outstanding Judiciary award. Loretta Oleksy of State Court Administration (Division) and Anne Jordan of the Indiana Judicial Center (IJC) attended the awards luncheon on October 10, 2012, to accept the award on behalf of the Court. The ICADV has presented the Outstanding Service Awards at their … [Read more...] about Indiana Supreme Court Receives Outstanding Judiciary Award