Lilia G. Judson, executive director of the Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration, has been elected vice-chair of the Board of Directors of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). She also has been named president of the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA), a national organization that represents the top chief executives of the courts of the 50 states and the U.S. territories, … [Read more...] about State Court Administrator Elected to Lead National Court Organization
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Digital Copiers and Hard Drives: Keeping a Lid on Confidential Information
Your court staff is very careful to redact data deemed confidential by Administrative Rule 9 and to insist that all litigants properly file on green paper those pleadings that contain confidential information that must be kept private. When they need to make copies they do so carefully, keeping protected information out of the public eye. They may even use the copier to send documents by fax or email before carefully … [Read more...] about Digital Copiers and Hard Drives: Keeping a Lid on Confidential Information
The Role of the Judicial Nominating Commission in Judicial Selection
With the upcoming vacancy resulting from Justice Theodore R. Boehm’s decision to step down from the Indiana Supreme Court, there exists a renewed interest about how justices are selected to our state’s highest court. In particular, many questions have been posed about the role of the Judicial Nominating Commission in Indiana’s selection process. Given this increased attention, I decided to set aside my usual discuss … [Read more...] about The Role of the Judicial Nominating Commission in Judicial Selection
How to Handle Expungements
In regards to court records, what is expungement? When is it authorized? How is it accomplished? Black’s Law Dictionary tells us to expunge is “to destroy or obliterate; blot out; efface designedly; strike out wholly.” Express authority for courts to order expungement of records in Indiana is rather limited. Statutory authority for expungement of arrest records is found in I.C. 35-38-5-1 et seq.1 Expungement of recor … [Read more...] about How to Handle Expungements
Latest Version of Odyssey Packed with Features Designed for Judges and Clerks
Courts that use the Odyssey case management system went to work on Monday, April 19 to find the software chock full of new features, many of which were requested by Court and Clerk users. Since the system was initially implemented in December 2007, JTAC and Tyler Technologies have deployed several updates to the Odyssey software. These updates, which you might hear us call “new releases,” include new functionality in … [Read more...] about Latest Version of Odyssey Packed with Features Designed for Judges and Clerks