Long-Time Court Employee Fondly Remembered— Debbie Guthrie-Jones, 58, of Indianapolis, passed away February 7, 2010. Debbie was born May 22, 1951 in New Castle, Indiana. Since 1986, she worked as a dedicated employee of the Indiana Supreme Court as an Administrative Assistant to its Division of State Court Administration. She served as Production and Distribution Coordinator for the Indiana Court Times and ably s … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: Debbie Guthrie-Jones
Columns
Cell Phones, Smart Phones, FLSA and the Court Employer
A Look at One Potential Hidden Cost of Technology— Cell phones have changed our daily lives in many ways. No more concerns about not being able to get a message to family members when you will be late. No more exorbitant add-ons to hotel bills because you have to make a long distance call. No more wondering what the cost of a widget is if you have a smart phone. Cell phones have also impacted the work envir … [Read more...] about Cell Phones, Smart Phones, FLSA and the Court Employer
Hon. Robyn L. Moberly
This is the seventh of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Marion County Superior Court Judge Robyn L. Moberly is our judge featured in this issue. Judge Moberly was first elected as Superior Court Judge in 1996, and re-elected in 2002 and 2008. She graduated from Indiana University in 1975, and received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from Indiana … [Read more...] about Hon. Robyn L. Moberly
Revisiting the Vision
The state of Indiana trial court technology ten years after JTAC’s founding and a reminder about how we got here in the first place— Two years into the deployment of Indiana's uniform statewide Odyssey case management system (CMS), 51 courts in 19 counties are up and running, managing more than 22% of the state’s caseload. Now, more than 440,000 cases a year are being tracked electronically, stored in a central datab … [Read more...] about Revisiting the Vision
Shooting at Virginia Tech Effects Change for Hoosiers
In the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting tragedy, on April 16, 2007, Congress passed the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (“The Act”). The Act gives states greater incentives to submit records to the FBI regarding individuals who are prohibited from purchasing firearms. Representative Vern Tincher, a retired Indiana State Police officer from Terre Haute, sp … [Read more...] about Shooting at Virginia Tech Effects Change for Hoosiers