Indiana won the bid to host the National High School Mock Trial Championship in 2020 in Evansville, Indiana. Co-chairs for the Championship are Hon. Steven David, Indiana Supreme Court, and Hon. Richard Young, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, Evansville. The other Indiana judicial officers on the steering committee are: David Kiely, Vanderburgh County Circuit Court, Evansville Heather Welch, … [Read more...] about Mock Trial Steering Committee Announced
Judges
The Spring Judicial College: Who came up with this program?
By Vicki L. Davis | Deputy Director, Indiana Office of Court Services I have a story. Flashback to 1998 when the Indiana Judicial Center is selected to send a five-member team to participate in the Leadership Institute in Judicial Education at the University of Memphis. This program includes a one-week Leadership Institute, an action plan, a two-day Indiana Institute, implementation of our action plan, and a … [Read more...] about The Spring Judicial College: Who came up with this program?
Honorable Andrea K. McCord
By James F. Maguire | Editor, Indiana Court Times This is the 45th Court Times article to highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Judge Andrea K. McCord is the Circuit Court Judge in Lawrence County. Judge McCord is a 1987 Graduate of Franklin College and a 1990 Graduate of Indiana University McKinney School of Law. After graduating law school, she clerked for Judge Linda Chezem at the I … [Read more...] about Honorable Andrea K. McCord
State of the Judiciary 2018
A Hope-Filled Future On January 10, 2018, Chief Justice of Indiana Loretta Rush delivered her fourth address on the State of the Judiciary to a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly. Highlights of the speech follow. We also invite you to read the entire text, watch the video, and view photographs at: courts.in.gov/supreme/2570.htm The Supreme Court Justices and Court of Appeals Judges were greeted by escorts … [Read more...] about State of the Judiciary 2018
Judicial Selection in Marion County
By Hon. Mark S. Massa, Indiana Supreme Court & Hon. Cale J. Bradford, Indiana Court Of Appeals A busy year awaits the newly created Marion County Judicial Selection Committee (MCJSC). Pursuant to 2017 legislation, the state’s largest county now joins Allen, Lake, and St. Joseph counties in using merit selection to identify candidates for gubernatorial appointment to the local Superior Court. Here’s how we got here … [Read more...] about Judicial Selection in Marion County