This is the twentieth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Cass County Superior Court Judge Richard A. “Rick” Maughmer is our judge featured in this issue. He received both his undergraduate degree and his law degree from the University of Nebraska. Following graduation from law school in 1979, he established a small town law practice in Logansport. In 198 … [Read more...] about Hon. Richard A. Maughmer
Judges
Sagamore of the Wabash, Rehnquist Award, and more
Justice Frank Sullivan Receives Sagamore of the Wabash Award Governor Mitch Daniels presented retired Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan with the Sagamore of the Wabash award on July 30th. The presentation was a surprise to Justice Sullivan and was made in the Governor’s office after the two men spoke privately. Those in attendance for the presentation included Chief Justice Dickson, Justice Rucker, Justice D … [Read more...] about Sagamore of the Wabash, Rehnquist Award, and more
Profile of the Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
For more than forty years, the Indiana Supreme Court has been aided in promulgating court rules by a select group of leading practitioners, judges and professors. The present organization of the Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rules Committee) began on November 13, 1979, when Indiana Trial Rule 80 was revised. The predecessor to the present committee was the Advisory Committee on … [Read more...] about Profile of the Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
Hon. Mary R. Harper & Hon. David L. Chidester
This is the nineteenth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. This issue we are focusing on two Judges in Porter County who are married…to each other: Judge Mary R. Harper, Porter Circuit Court and Judge David L. Chidester, Porter Superior Court #4. Judge Chidester sent the following introduction to their unique situation which says it quite well: Judge M … [Read more...] about Hon. Mary R. Harper & Hon. David L. Chidester
When the Honorable Judge Has Been Served…Send it to me!
The unpleasant day might arrive when a summons or a notice arrives that names a judge as a defendant. Do not fret, just send it to me! There are four primary types of notices or summons that may land on a judge’s desk: unemployment claims, discrimination charges, notice of tort claims and actual lawsuits. The type of response will depend on the nature of the case or complaint. In every civil case you can count on the … [Read more...] about When the Honorable Judge Has Been Served…Send it to me!