Through several enabling statutes and some federal funds, the Supreme Court is able to provide annually much needed fiscal assistance to trial courts for their operations and a number of related programs such as indigent defense and indigent civil legal representation. When totaled together, these amounts become a significant assistance for trial court operations. This article highlights several of those p … [Read more...] about Indiana Supreme Court Annually Distributes more than $20 Million in State Funds and Grants to Trial Courts and Related Programs
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Employees: Exempt or Non-Exempt
The difference between exempt and non-exempt employees was briefly mentioned in the last issue's article on the Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., requires that most employees be paid for every hour worked. Further, if an employee has worked more than forty hours in one week, normally the employee must be paid at the rate of one and a half times the usual rate for that time over forty ho … [Read more...] about Employees: Exempt or Non-Exempt
When Families Go To Court: Vanderburgh County Partners with District Pro Bono Commission to Create New Family Court
Families in Vanderburgh County have a new resource to help them navigate through the court system. Vanderburgh is one of two counties who have been awarded funding from the Indiana Supreme Court to begin new family court projects in 2008. Vanderburgh Superior Court Judge Mary Margaret Lloyd is spearheading the project. The centerpiece of Vanderburgh County’s family court project is the Multi-Case Family Coo … [Read more...] about When Families Go To Court: Vanderburgh County Partners with District Pro Bono Commission to Create New Family Court
Storm Damage in Morgan County Prompts First Use of Emergency Rule – Administrative Rule 17
Morgan Circuit Clerk Peggy Mayfield had just stopped by her office to pick up the mail and check her email around 7:30 p.m. on the evening of January 29th, when a savage storm lashed its way through Martinsville. As the wind gathered strength, the lights in the 1859 Courthouse flickered and then went out. Crouching beside her desk, she feared the windows in her office were about to blow out. Then she heard something … [Read more...] about Storm Damage in Morgan County Prompts First Use of Emergency Rule – Administrative Rule 17
Workplace Spanish for Courts at Ivy Tech Available at No Cost to Local Courts
Hendricks County Superior Court Judge David J. Coleman, like many judges in Indiana, has seen a steady increase in the number of people coming into his courtroom who only speak Spanish. “I don’t think we’re alone. Probably every county has seen an increase,” said Judge Coleman. Last year, Coleman and almost two dozen court staff enrolled in the Workplace Spanish for the Judicial System course sponsored by the Indiana … [Read more...] about Workplace Spanish for Courts at Ivy Tech Available at No Cost to Local Courts