A New Process for Withdrawing Jurisdiction Due to Delay in Ruling
October 31, 2011 by Tom Carusillo
Beginning January 1, 2012, the procedure by which the submission of a case is withdrawn from a judge under Trial Rules 53.1 and 53.2 will change. Currently, after a party files a motion to withdraw with the clerk of the court where the case is pending and recorded in the clerk’s praecipe book, the clerk [...]
Things to Know about Case Types and Court Information
August 16, 2011 by Lilia G. Judson
1 Look for the new Case Type Quick Reference Guide.
There is now a quick and easy tool that court and clerk staff can use to find out what case type they should assign to unusual proceedings. Detailed instructions about how cases should be designated and counted are part of the statistical reporting system and [...]
Susan Carpenter Retires as State Public Defender
August 16, 2011 by Kathryn Dolan
After serving as the Public Defender of Indiana for nearly 30 years, Susan K. Carpenter retired in May. The Indiana Supreme Court appointed Ms. Carpenter to the position in 1981. When announcing Carpenter’s retirement, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard praised her three-decade career and said, “As chief advocate for the rights of indigent [...]
State Public Defender Uses Videoconferencing to Reduce Costs and Improve Services
August 16, 2011 by Kathryn Dolan
Videoconferencing equipment was installed at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle in partnership with the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) and the Indiana Office of Technology (IOT). The equipment resembles a pay phone and is designed specifically for correctional use. It features a video screen and camera (similar to a web cam) [...]
Where there’s smoke, there’s… water?
August 16, 2011 by Thomas Q. Jones
Thanks to the quick and knowledgeable responses by Tippecanoe Clerk Christa Coffey and her staff, no records of permanent value were lost as a result of a fire in the courthouse annex. The fire—deemed “suspicious” by the Lafayette Fire Department—occurred in the overnight hours of May 3rd and May 4th. Clerk’s office staff [...]
Helpful Resources for Courts Drowning in Domestic Relations Cases
August 16, 2011 by Loretta Oleksy
Judges with domestic relations jurisdiction are well aware of the time and resources required to manage family law caseloads, particularly the ever-increasing numbers of cases in which the parties appear without lawyers. This article discusses some resources which are available to help courts manage domestic relations caseload and improve outcomes for litigants.
Since 2003, courts [...]
Newly-Elected Judges
April 13, 2011 by Editor
The following judges were elected in November 2010 and took office in January 2011.
Best Practices: What to do with the Unprepared Attorney
April 13, 2011 by Hon. Marianne Vorhees
[Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of four articles from the Ethics and Professionalism Committee of the Indiana Judicial Conference. The author thanks and acknowledges the contributions of those who attended the session at the September, 2010 Judicial Conference in Indianapolis and contributed to the “Best Practices” suggestions related here.]
One way [...]
Fostering Futures: A Program for Older Foster Youth
April 13, 2011 by Leslie Dunn
There is little hope for a good future for foster youth who age out of the foster care system without a permanent family. These young people often drop out of school, become unemployed, homeless, or end up incarcerated. Aging out of foster care without a permanent home is the highest risk outcome for [...]
Burdened but Unbowed
February 21, 2011 by Hon. Randall T. Shepard
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 [...]
