This is the sixteenth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Allen County Superior Court Judge Daniel G. Heath is our judge featured in this issue. Following his graduation from Indiana University-Bloomington, he entered the graduate program in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) but determined after one year that it was not for him and … [Read more...] about Hon. Daniel G. Heath
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Charitable Contributions: When Sentence Conditions Raise Ethical Concerns
Some combinations inherently go together, like chocolate and peanut butter. Others initially sound like a good idea (e.g. chili mixed with jalapeno peppers) but later have regrettable after effects. Requiring a defendant to make a charitable contribution as a sentencing condition is a combination that falls into the latter category. Proponents of this sentencing practice argue that requiring a defendant to make a … [Read more...] about Charitable Contributions: When Sentence Conditions Raise Ethical Concerns
Supreme Court and State Archives Working to Preserve Historic Indiana Cases
A collaborative effort between the State Archives Division of the Indiana Commission on Public Records and the Indiana Supreme Court has resulted in the cleaning, preservation, cataloging and posting in a database on the Internet, of approximately 31,000 Indiana Supreme Court cases dating from 1791 to 1878. Ultimately, this project will encompass every decided and dismissed Indiana Supreme Court case from 1791through … [Read more...] about Supreme Court and State Archives Working to Preserve Historic Indiana Cases
Indiana Journalists Learn About the Courts
The Indiana Supreme Court conducted its third annual Law School for Journalists on July 20th. Forty-five television, radio, newspaper and Internet journalists attended the one day “law school” that was held at the Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis. Randall T. Shepard, Chief Justice of Indiana, welcomed the journalists with remarks regarding the Indiana Supreme Court and the importance of press coverage of … [Read more...] about Indiana Journalists Learn About the Courts
Judgment Docket Task Force
A high profile working group has been formed to review the laws and rules involving one of the most critical records in Indiana’s judicial system—the judgment docket. The judgment docket serves as notice to all interested parties that a judgment exists and is a lien on the real property of the defendant. The use of judgment dockets can be traced to the time of King Henry VIII (1509 – 1547). In his time, court case rec … [Read more...] about Judgment Docket Task Force