Justice Frank Sullivan Receives Sagamore of the Wabash Award Governor Mitch Daniels presented retired Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan with the Sagamore of the Wabash award on July 30th. The presentation was a surprise to Justice Sullivan and was made in the Governor’s office after the two men spoke privately. Those in attendance for the presentation included Chief Justice Dickson, Justice Rucker, Justice D … [Read more...] about Sagamore of the Wabash, Rehnquist Award, and more
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Hon. Mary R. Harper & Hon. David L. Chidester
This is the nineteenth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. This issue we are focusing on two Judges in Porter County who are married…to each other: Judge Mary R. Harper, Porter Circuit Court and Judge David L. Chidester, Porter Superior Court #4. Judge Chidester sent the following introduction to their unique situation which says it quite well: Judge M … [Read more...] about Hon. Mary R. Harper & Hon. David L. Chidester
When the Honorable Judge Has Been Served…Send it to me!
The unpleasant day might arrive when a summons or a notice arrives that names a judge as a defendant. Do not fret, just send it to me! There are four primary types of notices or summons that may land on a judge’s desk: unemployment claims, discrimination charges, notice of tort claims and actual lawsuits. The type of response will depend on the nature of the case or complaint. In every civil case you can count on the … [Read more...] about When the Honorable Judge Has Been Served…Send it to me!
Watch it on YouTube: Indiana Electronic Risk Assessment System
Learn about Indiana’s electronic Risk Assessment System for juvenile and adult criminal offenders in two new videos on the Indiana Supreme Court’s YouTube channel: An overview of the system and a user testimonial by William Cunningham, Executive Director at Grant County Community Corrections. youtube.com/incourts Available as part of the INcite suite of web software, and developed by the Judicial Technology and Aut … [Read more...] about Watch it on YouTube: Indiana Electronic Risk Assessment System
Indiana Merit Selection and the “Missouri Plan”
Nationwide, selection of appellate judges typically occurs in one of three ways: contested election, political appointment, or merit selection. The “Missouri Plan,” as merit selection is sometimes referred to, first emerged in 1940 when prominent Missouri citizens1 sought to change the way their judges were selected because of perceived abuses/weaknesses with the other means of selection. Id. Their proposal was the Mi … [Read more...] about Indiana Merit Selection and the “Missouri Plan”