Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration attorneys, Deborah Neal and Jeff Wiese, addressed the 7th Annual Public Defense Office Administrators conference. The Indiana Public Defender Council hosted the event which was held on April 24, 2009 in Fishers, Indiana. Representatives from Allen, Floyd, Fulton, Henry, Lake, Marion, Monroe, St. Joseph, Vigo, and Washington counties were among the … [Read more...] about Public Defender Staff Addresses 7th Annual Conference
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Legislative Report: 2009 Indiana General Assembly
The Indiana Judicial Center staff compiled summaries of legislation of significance to the judiciary enacted by the 2009 Indiana Legislature. To see the Center’s full online report, which includes other bills of interest and which features hyperlinks to the full text of the legislation, go to www.indianacourts.org/blogs/legupdate. Special Session A special session of the Indiana legislature will be held sometime in Ju … [Read more...] about Legislative Report: 2009 Indiana General Assembly
New Resources Available for Judges and Clerks: Judicial Administration Manual and Online Retention Schedules Search
Though the Division of State Court Administration, the Indiana Judicial Center, and the Indiana Association of Circuit Court Clerks all provide resources, training, and guidance for newly elected judges and clerks, the sheer amount of information a new judge or clerk needs to do his or her job effectively is significant. There are countless rules, statutes, and standards that a judge or clerk must become familiar w … [Read more...] about New Resources Available for Judges and Clerks: Judicial Administration Manual and Online Retention Schedules Search
Family Court Grant Applications Available
Applications are now available for 2010 Family Court Project Grants. The Family Court Project began in 1999 as an effort to serve families and children in our courts, especially those families with multiple cases pending before the court. In addition to multiple-case coordination, programming options include non-adversarial dispute resolution, service referral and coordination, assistance for families without … [Read more...] about Family Court Grant Applications Available
From Necessary to Mandatory: Indiana's Electronic Protection Order Registry
Members of the Indiana justice community often express the logistical challenges they face in their daily work. Judges, law enforcement officers, and victim advocates over the years have shared their frustration with the paper-based system for processing protection orders—as well as the delays and sometimes, the danger, it caused. Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr., asked how technology could help courts imp … [Read more...] about From Necessary to Mandatory: Indiana's Electronic Protection Order Registry