Cover Stories
Choosing a New Chief
May 2, 2012
As the dwindling seconds of the clock ticked on the 1987 NCAA basketball championship game, Keith Smart launched Indiana onto the national stage by delivering a buzzer-beating two-pointer to defeat Syracuse and claim Indiana University a national title. But this was not the first time in March 1987 that the State of Indiana had attracted a national eye. Earlier that month, the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission made history by selecting forty-year-old Randall T. Shepard as the state’s next chief justice, then the youngest chief justice in the United States. In the twenty-five... [Read the full story]
Ethics
Indiana Merit Selection and the “Missouri Plan”
May 2, 2012
Nationwide, selection of appellate judges typically occurs in one of three ways: contested election, political appointment, or merit selection. The “Missouri Plan,” as merit selection is sometimes referred to, first emerged in 1940 when prominent Missouri citizens1 sought to change the way their judges were selected because of perceived abuses/weaknesses with the other means of selection. Id. Their proposal was the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, which set forth the following key elements: 1) creation of a judicial commission that would be responsible for soliciting... [Read the full story]
Features
Farewell to the Chief
May 2, 2012
Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard gives an emotional goodbye to Supreme Court employees during a staff-hosted retirement celebration. (Photo by Lindsey Borschel) See photos from Chief Justice Shepard’s Retirement Ceremony on Flickr Editor’s Note: We bid adieu and bon voyage in this issue of Court Times to our leader as he embarks on the next leg of his remarkable life journey and career. We have no adequate words to express our deep gratitude and warm admiration for all he has done in the 25 years that he has served as Indiana’s Chief Justice. Because he has had such... [Read the full story]
Sidebar
Hon. Wayne S. Trockman
May 2, 2012
This is the eighteenth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Vanderburgh County Superior Court, Judge Wayne S. Trockman is our judge featured in this issue. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Indiana University and his law degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Judge Trockman was engaged in the private practice of law from 1985 through 1999 as a partner with Newman, Trockman, Lloyd, Flynn & Rheinlander in Evansville. He was Assistant Attorney for the... [Read the full story]
Court Technology
New INcite Application for Presentence Investigation Goes Live Statewide
May 2, 2012
The Judicial Conference of Indiana is a statutorily created body consisting of all of the trial, appellate, and senior judges serving in Indiana. A board of directors guides their activities, which are carried out by the Indiana Judicial Center. In Indiana, probation services are housed within the judiciary, and probation officers work for and at the direction of the judges who employ and supervise them. The Indiana Legislature directed the board of directors of the judicial conference to prescribe minimum standards for the Presentence Investigation (PSI) report that probation... [Read the full story]
Spotlight
Indiana Team Attends National Leadership Summit on School-Justice Partnerships: Keeping Kids in School and Out of Court
May 2, 2012
Left to Right: Hon. Steven Nation; Lilia Judson; Dr. Rich Hogue; Hon. Mary Harper; and Hon. Steven David. The first of its kind Summit on School-Justice Partnerships took place in New Your City on March 11-13, 2012. It was convened by former New York Chief Justice Judith S. Kaye and organized by the New York State Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children. Supreme Court Justice Steven David, Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary Harper, Hamilton Superior Court Judge Steven Nation, Dr. Rich Hogue, Assistant Superintendent for Learning with the Indiana Department of Education,... [Read the full story]
Features
Farewell to the Chief
Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard gives an emotional goodbye to Supreme Court employees...
Supreme Court Addresses Access to Justice Issues in the Small Claims Courts of Marion County
The Indiana Supreme Court recently sought the assistance of the Supreme Court Rules...
CASA Rally at Indiana State House
Click to enlarge (Photo by Dave Remondini) See more photos from the CASA Rally on...
Trial Rule 81.1 Procedures for Cases Involving Family or Household Members
The Indiana Supreme has adopted a new rule of trial procedure that provides trial...
How much is the Toll for the Road to Relief from Driver License Suspension?
It depends on which road you take. In the September/October 2010 issue of the Indiana...
2012 Court Reform Grant Applications Now Available
The Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration announced that the...
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Columns
Indiana Merit Selection and the “Missouri Plan”
Nationwide, selection of appellate judges typically occurs in one of three ways:...
Choosing a New Chief
As the dwindling seconds of the clock ticked on the 1987 NCAA basketball championship...
Hon. Wayne S. Trockman
This is the eighteenth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal...
New INcite Application for Presentence Investigation Goes Live Statewide
The Judicial Conference of Indiana is a statutorily created body consisting of all...
Indiana Team Attends National Leadership Summit on School-Justice Partnerships: Keeping Kids in School and Out of Court
Left to Right: Hon. Steven Nation; Lilia Judson; Dr. Rich Hogue; Hon. Mary Harper;...
Mark Massa: 107th Indiana Supreme Court Justice
The Hon. Mark Massa, formerly the Executive Director of the Indiana Criminal Justice...
Division of State Court Administration Puts New Focus on Domestic Violence
The Indiana Supreme Court’s Division of State Court Administration has a new resource...
Fountain County Judge Honored; Supreme Court Staff Announcements
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