Editor’s Note: Marilyn Moores is our featured Judge in this issue’s SIDEBAR. At our request Judge Moores, who is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the Indiana National Guard, wrote this article on her recently completed tour of duty in Afghanistan. Taking a year off from the bench of the Marion County Superior Court Juvenile Division to do a year of active duty military service in Khost, Afghanistan was one of the most e … [Read more...] about Reflections on Afghanistan
Military
The Employee With Two Hats
The Court family has been proud to have representatives in active military service for our country through the wars and military operations that have unfolded in the Middle East. The newest Justice of the Supreme Court, Steven David, had a long and highly honored military career with exemplary service as the Chief Public Defender at Guantanamo Bay. Judge Marilyn Moores of Marion County is currently on active duty for … [Read more...] about The Employee With Two Hats
Defending the Rule of Law
.. (I)n America the law is King. For as in absolute governments the king is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other.—from Common Sense by Thomas Paine In January 1776, Thomas Paine published a pamphlet with profound influence that was enthusiastically embraced by people who would be called upon to perform extraordinary tasks in order to gain their freedom. Over two c … [Read more...] about Defending the Rule of Law
Q&A With Judge Steve David
What would you be doing in the U.S. Army if you did not have this assignment? I just had received notice of my new assignment in Arlington, VA, a dream job, as the Chief Reserve Trial Judge for the Army, and as the Commander of Army’s only Reserve Military Judge Unit. I would have traveled out there about once a month to hear cases. What are your major responsibilities as chief defense counsel? It is sort of … [Read more...] about Q&A With Judge Steve David