When courts are and are not obligated to provide interpreter services By Heather Falks, Deputy General Counsel and Manpreet Kaur, Language Access Director• Office of Judicial Administration Individuals have a constitutional right to access the courts [footnote 1] and essential to that access is their ability to understand the proceedings. Individuals with communication disabilities or limited English p … [Read more...] about Not Open to Interpretation
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Making Indiana’s Kids Safer by Combatting Human Trafficking
By Melissa Arvin, Family Violence Resource Attorney • Office of Court Services Children are being trafficked in every county in Indiana, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood and under-reported offenses we face as a community. In an effort to ensure that individuals working with children recognize the signs of trafficking, the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Committee (CSEC) developed a screening … [Read more...] about Making Indiana’s Kids Safer by Combatting Human Trafficking
New Connections
Supreme Court extends access to secure online documents for parties By Kathryn Dolan, Chief Public Information Officer • Office of Communication, Education & Outreach Anyone with an Indiana court case now has the opportunity to gain easier access to documents in their own cases at mycase.in.gov. MyCase is the website that allows public access to non-confidential cases. It provides basic information t … [Read more...] about New Connections
Guardianship as a Last Resort
Less restrictive alternatives balance need with independence By Nick Parker, Staff Attorney • Office of Court Services By now, you have likely heard about the California case in which Britney Spears successfully petitioned the court to remove her legal guardianship. This case sparked an interest in guardianship across the country, including a discussion of ways to support individuals without a need for formal … [Read more...] about Guardianship as a Last Resort
The Honorable Ryan K. Gardner
By Kathryn Dolan, Chief Public Information Officer • Office of Communication, Education & Outreach This is the sixty-first Court Times article highlighting a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Ryan K. Gardner became judge in the Marion Superior Court Family Division in January 2021, after serving as a magistrate in the Juvenile Court beginning in 2019. He received his B.A. from Indiana University in B … [Read more...] about The Honorable Ryan K. Gardner