Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard has been selected by the American Judicature Society (AJS) as the recipient of the Sixth Annual Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial Excellence. The American Judicature Society (AJS), which was founded in 1913 to educate the public and build confidence in the justice system, created the Opperman Award to honor state trial and appellate judges for distinguished … [Read more...] about Opperman and Munsterman Awards
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New Online Child Support Calculator
JTAC web development staff and the Indiana Judicial Conference's Domestic Relations Committee have spent the end of 2009 building a new child support calculator to comply with amendments to the Indiana Child Support Guidelines effective on January 1, 2010. Changes to the Guidelines that had the most impact on the calculator include a new form for Health Insurance Premiums and new guideline schedules for basic child … [Read more...] about New Online Child Support Calculator
Hon. William J. Boklund
This is the sixth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. LaPorte Superior Court Judge William J. Boklund is our judge featured in this issue. Judge Boklund was first appointed as Superior Court Judge in 1993, elected in 1996 and re-elected in 2002 and 2008. He graduated from Purdue University, with distinction, in 1973, and received his Doctor of … [Read more...] about Hon. William J. Boklund
ADR Questions: New Supreme Court Video Provides Answers
Child custody and support issues associated with divorce and paternity cases almost always generate emotional upheaval. The traditional adversarial court process far too often only serves to fan the flames of these emotions by focusing on one party emerging as the “winner.” Judicial officers who work in these areas know that separating families into winners and losers is counterproductive, especially for the child … [Read more...] about ADR Questions: New Supreme Court Video Provides Answers
Crossing Barriers
Newly sworn court interpreters ready to play their part in providing greater access to justice for non-English speakers The capital city of Lima, Peru in South America, with its mild climate and population of around eight million people, is 3600 miles from central Indiana. But Massiel Krall, originally from Lima, was recently certified as an Indiana court interpreter and her native language, Spanish, is more commonly … [Read more...] about Crossing Barriers