Reclaiming Revenue: How Odyssey helps counties collect outstanding fines and court costs

Each year, millions of dollars in fines and courts costs charged to defendants in Indiana’s courts go unpaid, often leaving courts and clerks with little recourse for collecting those debts. Some people simply forget that they got that speeding ticket; others cannot come up with the money to pay that fine on time; and [...]

Text for Knowledge

Allen County launches mobile service for jury duty information
If you are selected as a juror for the Allen Superior Court, and you have a smart phone device, it just got a lot easier to get answers to basic questions such as “Where do I park?” or “How do I get there?”
Under the guidance of Allen [...]

Supreme Stories: Profiles of Indiana’s Newest Supreme Court Justices

Justice Mark Massa Joins the Indiana Supreme Court
Governor Mitch Daniels named Mark Steven Massa as Indiana’s 107th Indiana Supreme Court Justice.
He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and maintained his residence there until his graduation from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism. Following graduation he worked as a newspaper reporter for the Evansville [...]

Brent E. Dickson Takes Oath of Office as Chief Justice of Indiana

A formal, public oath ceremony to swear-in Brent E. Dickson as Chief Justice of Indiana took place at 10 a.m.in the North Atrium of the Indiana State House on Monday, August 6th. Governor Mitch Daniels administered the oath while Mrs. Jan Dickson held the same bible that was used by Justice Dickson in his [...]

You’ve Got to Take Notice to Make Notice

The New Appellate Rule 9 and Initiation of an Appeal
Any attempt to discuss the changes to Appellate Rule 9 with a trial court judge usually results in a blank stare or lengthy pause in a phone conversation. That reaction is not surprising given that once a judge signs off on a final order of [...]

Choosing a New Chief

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 [...]

Reflections on Afghanistan

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 [...]

Authorization Required: Restricting Access to Criminal History Information

The Indiana General Assembly passed Public Law 194-2011 (HEA 1211) earlier this year allowing individuals to petition courts to restrict access to certain criminal records. This law creates two new proceedings by amending Indiana Code Title 35, Criminal Law and Procedure, Article 38, Proceedings Following Dismissal, Verdict or Finding. It allows a person [...]

2011 Legislative Review

Editor’s Note: This report is a condensed version of the full report prepared by Diane Mains and Mike McMahon of the Indiana Judicial Center.
The Indiana Judicial Center has prepared a legislative report that contains summaries of select bills of interest passed in the 2011 session and can be can be found at:
http://www.in.gov/legislative/reports/2011/DIGEST_OF_ENACTMENTS.PDF
The entire text [...]

Black History Celebration at Martin University

Supreme Court sponsors two-part educational program
Martin University student, LaTosha Williams, attended the February 15, 2011 Indiana Supreme Court sponsored event at her university with unanswered questions about the judicial branch of government. “Before today, I was curious about judicial responsibilities and activities. I thought that judges probably sit in their courtrooms every day [...]

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