Our juvenile courts have several innovative tools available to assist children and youth through the Child in Need of Services (CHINS) and delinquency processes. Courts have the new dual status youth screening and assessment tool that allows courts to better identify crossover youth and to coordinate services for youth, regardless of whether they come into […]
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Senior Judge Program Update
Since being reinstituted by the Supreme Court on August 16, 2016, the Senior Judge Committee has been busy. Under the leadership of its Chair, former Chief Justice Brent E. Dickson, and the efforts of Committee members: Judge Steven R. Eichholtz (Marion Superior Court), Judge Bradley B. Jacobs (Clark Circuit Court 2), Judge Charles K. Todd, […]
ICLEO 20th Anniversary Celebration
In celebration of the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity’s (ICLEO) 20th anniversary, 160 judges, lawyers, program graduates, and supporters met in the Supreme Court Courtroom and welcomed former Chief Justice Randall Shepard to the podium with a standing ovation. He told the story of ICLEO’s founding, which began with a few but powerful lines […]
Lake County CASA volunteer wins award from IRTA
The Indiana Retired Teachers Association (IRTA) selected Eugene Wease from Lake County to receive the CASA Award at their Annual Representatives’ Assembly and Awards Luncheon on June 14. Each year, the IRTA recognizes an outstanding member who has served as a CASA director, staff member, or volunteer. The award was presented to Wease by Tom […]
Courtroom 107
It is a challenge faced by courts throughout Indiana: matching the modern day needs of the courts with the limitations of historic courthouses. But in Allen County, an abundance of will and ingenuity found a way to tackle the problem. After struggling for years with limited space and aging technology, Allen Superior Court Judges embarked […]
Welcome Justice Goff
Christopher Goff was welcomed to the Supreme Court as the newest justice on September 1 by more than 300 family members, judges, friends, and government officials during his formal investiture ceremony. “This whole experience has been incredibly humbling,” Justice Goff said, “but the most humbling part of it has been the outpouring of support and […]
Forums discuss race & gender fairness
The Indiana Commission on Race and Gender Fairness embarked on a series of community forums in five cities throughout Indiana. The Commission held these events between February 27 and March 16, 2017 in Gary, Evansville, Indianapolis, Lafayette, and Fort Wayne. The forums were open to the public and were attended by legal professionals, community leaders, […]
Information Sharing Guide
Mobile app provides guidance on sharing children’s records Do you know how to obtain children’s educational, court, or health records? Do you know under what circumstances you can share these records with others? There is a mobile app to help you with these complex questions: the Information Sharing Guide. The Commission on Improving the Status […]
S.E.A. 120 helps judges and staff
In Henriquez v. State, No. 20A04-1510-CR-1841, ____N.E.3d____ (Ind. Ct. App., August 9, 2016), at issue on appeal was whether the trial court failed to comply with I.C. 35-38-1-1(b) that requires the court to advise the defendant of the earliest release date and the maximum possible release date. Chief Judge Nancy Vaidik reviewed the legislative intent […]
2017 Legislative Summary
New crimes/increased criminal penalties: Level 1 felony: neglect of a dependent with a mental or physical disability. (S.E.A. 246, P.L. 263 – effective July 1, 2017) Level 1 felony: causing serious bodily injury to any person other than the defendant during a robbery of a pharmacist acting in an official capacity or a pharmacy. Level […]
