Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel presented the Key to the City on January 25, 2011 to Vanderburgh Superior Court Judge Wayne Trockman. Judge Trockman was recognized for his efforts in creating one of the first certified drug courts in the State of Indiana and in establishing the certification program through the Indiana Judicial Center. “Judge Trockman was one of the judicial leaders in the initiative to e … [Read more...] about Judge Trockman Receives Key to the City of Evansville and Judge Kiely Heads New Veteran's Treatment Court
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Employee Handbooks: Neither Fish Nor Fowl
The legal status of court employees is both unique and confounding. A myriad of statutes require the counties to provide space and funding so that the courts may operate. The circuit and superior courtrooms are the showpiece of most county facilities. The healthcare and pension benefits provided to court employees are the benefits provided to other county employees. The court employees receive a paycheck and W-2 from … [Read more...] about Employee Handbooks: Neither Fish Nor Fowl
New Officers Elected in Marion County
Marion County Judges announced the results of their election of new officers. The Executive Committee is: Judge John Hanley, Presiding Judge, Judge David Certo, Judge Becky Pierson-Treacy and Judge Marc Rothenberg. The new Criminal term chair is Judge Linda Brown. The new Civil term chair is Judge Ted Sosin. … [Read more...] about New Officers Elected in Marion County
Best Practices in Dealing with Self-Represented Litigants
[Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of four 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.] Dealing with self-represented litigants presents many cha … [Read more...] about Best Practices in Dealing with Self-Represented Litigants
Slamming the Door on One Size Fits All
A new approach to sentencing, community supervision, and public safety in Indiana In 2010, Indiana became the 19th state to receive technical assistance from the Pew Center on the States’ Public Safety Performance Project. The Pew Center provided the technical assistance in partnership with the Council of State Governments Justice Center (CSG) to use a justice reinvestment approach in Indiana to reduce spending on c … [Read more...] about Slamming the Door on One Size Fits All