2011 State of the Judiciary On Jan. 12, 2011, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard delivered his 24th State of the Judiciary address to a Joint Session of the Indiana General Assembly. An excerpted version follows. The State of the Judiciary was broadcast to a statewide audience over the Internet and on radio and television through Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations. Video of the speech and the full text of the 2011 … [Read more...] about Burdened but Unbowed
Technology
Moving the Appellate Court Case Management System into the Twenty-First Century
Information technology offers exciting opportunities for courts to enhance staff productivity while expanding the services offered to their constituents. Indiana’s appellate courts are exploring ways to improve the appellate process by updating the related technology. The current Appellate Case Management System has been in-place since the mid-1980s. If the system could breathe, it would be old enough to drive, vot … [Read more...] about Moving the Appellate Court Case Management System into the Twenty-First Century
Jennings County: from the old (the Vernon Commons) to the new (Digital Recording Equipment)
While Indiana was still mostly a roughhewn wilderness, forward-looking citizens of Jennings County were far-sighted enough to create the first public park dedicated to children in the county seat of Vernon—in 1815, one year before Indiana became a state. Continuing with that kind of visionary thinking, the Jennings County judiciary has installed state-of-the-art court reporting equipment that will provide for s … [Read more...] about Jennings County: from the old (the Vernon Commons) to the new (Digital Recording Equipment)
Digital Copiers and Hard Drives: Keeping a Lid on Confidential Information
Your court staff is very careful to redact data deemed confidential by Administrative Rule 9 and to insist that all litigants properly file on green paper those pleadings that contain confidential information that must be kept private. When they need to make copies they do so carefully, keeping protected information out of the public eye. They may even use the copier to send documents by fax or email before carefully … [Read more...] about Digital Copiers and Hard Drives: Keeping a Lid on Confidential Information
Marshall County Courts Launch State-of-the-Art Video Teleconferencing Technology
Under the leadership of Marshall Superior Court #2 Judge Dean A. Colvin and with the support and cooperation of the Marshall County Sheriff Jon VanVactor, the County Commissioners, the County Council, the IT Department, Marshall Circuit Court Judge Curtis D. Palmer and Marshall Superior Court #1 Judge Robert O. Bowen, Marshall County launched its new video conferencing technology on April 19, 2010. Judge Colvin and … [Read more...] about Marshall County Courts Launch State-of-the-Art Video Teleconferencing Technology