Attorneys, as well as members of the media the general public, use the Clerk of Courts website (courts.IN.gov/cofc) for various reasons, such as online annual attorney registration and fee payments, looking up an attorney on the Roll of Attorneys, and reviewing the dockets in Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court cases. While useful when first implemented many years ago, much of the website’s functionality h … [Read more...] about Long-Awaited Changes to Clerk of Courts Website Are Finally Coming
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Indiana Counties Take the Plunge
JTAC launches public online marriage license application On Friday, May 27, Monica Freeman and her fiancé Preston Holb walked into the Allen County Clerk’s Office to apply for a marriage license. But it wasn't business as usual, because the Clerk’s staff didn’t ask for their dates of birth, where they were born, or even their mothers’ maiden names. Have Indiana’s requirements to obtain a marriage license changed? No … [Read more...] about Indiana Counties Take the Plunge
Where there's smoke, there's… water?
Thanks to the quick and knowledgeable responses by Tippecanoe Clerk Christa Coffey and her staff, no records of permanent value were lost as a result of a fire in the courthouse annex. The fire—deemed “suspicious” by the Lafayette Fire Department—occurred in the overnight hours of May 3rd and May 4th. Clerk's office staff were concerned about the impact of the fire and smoke on the records, but the major damage was … [Read more...] about Where there's smoke, there's… water?
Clerk Penny Bogan
Penny Bogan has traveled all over the world, but there has been a career constant in her life—the Boone County Clerk’s Office. She started working in the office in 1986. The secret to her 25-year success is pretty simple—her philosophy revolves around the importance of teamwork. “We’re all working with the same goal. We have meetings with the judges, the prosecutor and the sheriff. We all need to be on the same page. … [Read more...] about Clerk Penny Bogan
Maintaining the Chronological Case Summary
Indiana courts must maintain certain records. The clerk of the court is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the chronological case summary (CCS) under Trial Rule 77(B). The clerk must maintain a sequential record of the judicial events in every proceeding. The record includes the caption of the case, case number, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers of attorneys and self-represented … [Read more...] about Maintaining the Chronological Case Summary