The Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration announced that the application for 2012 Court Reform Grants is now available online. The application is available at courts.in.gov/admin/2420.htm. The Division encourages judges to apply for a grant. The money awarded can help improve your local court system. Up to $30,000 per grant request is available for initial study grants, while up to $40,000 per … [Read more...] about 2012 Court Reform Grant Applications Now Available
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Reflections on Afghanistan
Editor’s Note: Marilyn Moores is our featured Judge in this issue’s SIDEBAR. At our request Judge Moores, who is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the Indiana National Guard, wrote this article on her recently completed tour of duty in Afghanistan. Taking a year off from the bench of the Marion County Superior Court Juvenile Division to do a year of active duty military service in Khost, Afghanistan was one of the most e … [Read more...] about Reflections on Afghanistan
Best Practices: Dealing with Inappropriate Written Materials
[Editor's Note: This is the fourth and final article in a series of articles from the Ethics and Professionalism Committee of the Indiana Judicial Conference. The author thanks and acknowledges the contributions of those who attended the session at the September 2010 Judicial Conference in Indianapolis and contributed to the “Best Practices” suggestions related here.] How should a judge react to commentary in a mot … [Read more...] about Best Practices: Dealing with Inappropriate Written Materials
Hon. Marilyn A. Moores
This is the seventeenth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Marion County Superior Court, Juvenile Division, Judge Marilyn A. Moores is our judge featured in this issue. She received her undergraduate degree from Indiana University and her law degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Governor Mitch Daniels appointed her in March, … [Read more...] about Hon. Marilyn A. Moores
ICLEO Students Thrive in Summer Internships
At the urging of Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, the Indiana legislature approved funding for the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity (ICLEO) program in 1997 with the purpose of assisting minority, low-income or educationally disadvantaged college graduates pursuing law degrees in Indiana’s four law schools. Since its inception, the ICLEO program, administered by the Division of State Court A … [Read more...] about ICLEO Students Thrive in Summer Internships