Things to Know about Case Types and Court Information

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

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

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?

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

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

The following judges were elected in November 2010 and took office in January 2011.

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 [...]

Best Practices: What to do with the Unprepared Attorney

[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

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 [...]

A Framework for Innovation

A look at the award-winning INcite framework for court data sharing
In 2005, the Indiana Supreme Court’s Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC) initiated a project that would enable courts to submit electronically commercial driver violations to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). Like other states, Indiana was at risk of losing millions in federal [...]

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