Spring 2025 Issue
Cover Story
Finding Balance: Innovation Committee researches solutions to the state’s lawyer shortage
By Robert Rath, Chief Innovation Officer | Indiana Office of Judicial Administration, Office of Innovation Indiana faces an attorney shortage statewide, and 49 of 92 counties are considered legal deserts—areas of the state suffering most from the shortage. The Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future was created to bridge this gap. An issue nationwide, the burden…
Features
Indiana’s Red Flag Law
By Hon. Kristen McVey | Tippecanoe Superior Court 5 Firearm seizure actions, commonly referred to as “red flag” or “extreme risk” laws, are intended to identify dangerous persons, remove firearms from their possession, and prohibit them from obtaining firearms until such time they no longer present a danger to themselves or others. This can include…
Involuntary Commitments, Artificial Intelligence & Expedited Appeals
By Greg Pachmayr | Clerk of the Appellate Courts Subjects of involuntary temporary mental health commitments in Indiana can be left without meaningful appellate relief. Indiana Code 12-26-6 states that an individual alleged to be mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled may be committed for not more than 90 days. The standard appellate…
Sharing our vision: Lake County Veterans Treatment Court a national model
By David Sexton, Program Coordinator | Office of Court Services, Justice Services Division The Lake County Veterans Treatment Court was recently selected to serve as a national mentor court by the Justice for Vets division of All Rise (formerly the National Association of Drug Court Professionals) and the U.S. Department of Justice. Lake County will…
On the Road in Grant County: Supreme Court Visits Indiana Wesleyan University
By Cathrin Verano, Special Collection Development Librarian | Office of Communication, Education & Outreach For the 53rd time since 1994, the Indiana Supreme Court took to the road to hear oral argument in a location outside of their courtroom in the Indiana Statehouse. This time, the destination was the beautiful campus of Indiana Wesleyan University…
Spotlight: Events and In Memoriam
Events Chief Justice Loretta Rush on stage with Purdue President Mung Chiang. Photo by Carly Eastman, Purdue University Chief Justice headlines Purdue Presidential Lecture event On March 25, Chief Justice Loretta Rush joined Purdue President Mung Chiang for a conversation as part of the university’s Presidential Lecture Series. Rush, a Purdue alumna and longtime Tippecanoe…