Judges have to sign thousands of documents, sometimes hundreds of times each day. It is only reasonable that judges must find ways to ease this burden by seeking help from staff. Which leads to the question: may a judge authorize another individual to sign documents on behalf of the judge via use of a signature stamp or other means? The short answer is yes, but it is not the complete answer. While a judge may … [Read more...] about Using a Signature Stamp: When and How
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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”
Choosing a New Chief
As the dwindling seconds of the clock ticked on the 1987 NCAA basketball championship game, Keith Smart launched Indiana onto the national stage by delivering a buzzer-beating two-pointer to defeat Syracuse and claim Indiana University a national title. But this was not the first time in March 1987 that the State of Indiana had attracted a national eye. Earlier that month, the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission … [Read more...] about Choosing a New Chief
Hon. Wayne S. Trockman
This is the eighteenth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Vanderburgh County Superior Court, Judge Wayne S. Trockman is our judge featured in this issue. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Indiana University and his law degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Judge Trockman was engaged in the … [Read more...] about Hon. Wayne S. Trockman