By Mary L. DePrez, Director & Counsel | Trial Court Technology Standardized forms Indiana courts and clerks have focused their attention on improving and clarifying the laws as well as the actual process utilized to obtain an order of protection. Between 2002 and 2006, the Indiana Judicial Conference Protection Order Committee worked to standardize the forms used by victims and judges in a protection order c … [Read more...] about Change for the Better: Protection Orders & Electronic Filing
E-Filing
E-file Indiana: Electronic Filing Across All 92 Counties
By Kathryn Dolan, Chief Public Information Officer | Office of Communication, Education & Outreach E-filing available in all 92 counties! Electronic filing in court cases is now available in all trial courts across the state’s 92 counties and all three appellate courts. A celebration to mark the occasion took place in Sullivan County in September. The milestone was celebrated in the county southwest of the sta … [Read more...] about E-file Indiana: Electronic Filing Across All 92 Counties
E-Filing: A Game Changer on How Courts Conduct Business
By Mary DePrez, Trial Court Technology Indiana’s Statewide e-filing project began in August 2015 when Hamilton County took a leap of faith and became the first county to test drive e-filing in their trial courts. We have made great strides since then but continue working to achieve the goal of statewide e-filing. We are pleased to report that we are ahead of our target date of making e-filing available in every c … [Read more...] about E-Filing: A Game Changer on How Courts Conduct Business
Revolutionary move away from paper in progress
Indiana’s e-filing project is at full steam just two years after the Supreme Court announced it would pursue a uniform, statewide system. By the end of 2018, all Indiana courts will have voluntary e-filing available, and attorneys will be required to electronically file most pleadings. Twenty-first century pioneers Change is difficult; progress is even harder. But that didn’t stop court and clerk officials in Ham … [Read more...] about Revolutionary move away from paper in progress
Electronic Filing Begins in Indiana’s Courts
In her first State of the Judiciary address earlier this year, Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush announced that Indiana courts would begin to offer Electronic Filing (“e-filing”) in 2015 and that “e-filing would transform the way Hoosiers interact with the courts.” With e-filing, two centuries of paper filings will be ending. “Using this technology, our courts will be more efficient and better able to a … [Read more...] about Electronic Filing Begins in Indiana’s Courts