By Leslie Dunn, Deputy Director of Children & Families Division | Office of Court ServicesThe Indiana Supreme Court established the Indiana Innovation Initiative on September 24, 2019. As part of the Initiative, they created the Family Law Taskforce to evaluate existing research on court reform, strategies to improve court processes, and the impact of innovation in other states, and then provide a written report … [Read more...] about Family Law Taskforce Shares Innovative Recommendations
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State of the Judiciary: Adapting to a Pandemic
By the Office of Communication, Education & Outreach Chief Justice Rush delivered the 2021 State of the Judiciary address by video for the first time in history on April 7, 2021. Typically, the Chief Justice provides the formal update on the work of the judicial branch in person to the Governor and Indiana General Assembly. The address focused on Indiana courts revolutionizing operations and crafting new ways to … [Read more...] about State of the Judiciary: Adapting to a Pandemic
Benefits of Replacing Multiple Systems with One
By Lisa Thompson, Project Manager and Mary DePrez, Executive Director | Indiana Office of Court Technology Deploying the Supervised Release System One of the largest undertakings of the Indiana Supreme Court is to implement a single case management system for use in every court in the state. Odyssey is replacing more than 23 different court case management systems. These systems did not share uniform standards, used … [Read more...] about Benefits of Replacing Multiple Systems with One
Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council Meetings
By Jenny Bauer, Staff Attorney | Office of Court Services An important part of Indiana’s criminal code reform was the General Assembly’s creation of the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council in 2015. The original nine members of the Council included leaders from the executive and judicial branches of government as well as leaders from the community corrections and probation officer professional associations. The Co … [Read more...] about Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council Meetings
Racial Justice and Indiana’s Children in Court
By Julie Whitman, Executive Director | Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana Children in the court system—whether through juvenile justice or child welfare—must be treated equitably. Children, individuals, and families of color have at times been treated more harshly and punished more severely than their white counterparts. It is a fact, and it must stop. —Chief Justice Loretta Rush, Statement o … [Read more...] about Racial Justice and Indiana’s Children in Court