JTAC web development staff and the Indiana Judicial Conference's Domestic Relations Committee have spent the end of 2009 building a new child support calculator to comply with amendments to the Indiana Child Support Guidelines effective on January 1, 2010. Changes to the Guidelines that had the most impact on the calculator include a new form for Health Insurance Premiums and new guideline schedules for basic child … [Read more...] about New Online Child Support Calculator
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Hon. William J. Boklund
This is the sixth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. LaPorte Superior Court Judge William J. Boklund is our judge featured in this issue. Judge Boklund was first appointed as Superior Court Judge in 1993, elected in 1996 and re-elected in 2002 and 2008. He graduated from Purdue University, with distinction, in 1973, and received his Doctor of … [Read more...] about Hon. William J. Boklund
In Memoriam: The Honorable Judge John "Jan" D. Downer
The Honorable Judge John "Jan" D. Downer 73, died Monday, August 10, 2009. He was born in Frankfort, Indiana. Jan attended Indiana University and received a Bachelor's Degree in Business and received his Juris Doctorate from Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis. After practicing law for fourteen years, he was appointed by Governor Otis Bowen as a Marion County Municipal Court Judge. After serving 22 … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: The Honorable Judge John "Jan" D. Downer
Hon. Sherry Biddinger Gregg
This is the fifth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Knox Circuit Court Judge Sherry Biddinger Gregg is our judge featured in this issue. Judge Gregg was first elected as Circuit Court Judge in 1998, and re-elected in 2004. She graduated from the University of Evansville, magna cum laude, and received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from Indiana University … [Read more...] about Hon. Sherry Biddinger Gregg
Indiana's Court Technology Efforts Garner National Attention
Two Awards for E-Tickets The Indiana Supreme Court has been honored with two national awards for its electronic Citation and Warning System (eCWS), also known as e-Ticket, which was created in 2007 by State Court Administration’s Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC). The system allows law enforcement officers to use a hand held device to scan a bar code on a driver’s license and vehicle registration t … [Read more...] about Indiana's Court Technology Efforts Garner National Attention