Latest Version of Odyssey Packed with Features Designed for Judges and Clerks

Courts that use the Odyssey case management system went to work on Monday, April 19 to find the software chock full of new features, many of which were requested by Court and Clerk users. Since the system was initially implemented in December 2007, JTAC and Tyler Technologies have deployed several updates to the Odyssey software. [...]

Hon. Joseph D. Trout

This is the ninth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary.  Clay County Circuit Court Judge Joseph D. Trout is our judge featured in this issue. Judge Trout was elected as Circuit Court Judge in 2007. He graduated from Indiana State University in 1978, and [...]

Justice Awarded and Judge Honored

Indiana Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan Jr., received the American Bar Association Section of Litigation’s 2010 Diversity Leadership Award. The award was presented during the section’s annual conference in New York City on April 21.  The award was established in 2008 to recognize those individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to promoting full and equal [...]

Performance Appraisals… To Do or Not To Do?

Experts on employee management are divided regarding whether employers should conduct annual performance appraisals of staff.   Judging by the show of hands at the recent Judicial College seminar on office management, Indiana’s judiciary is also divided in its use of performance appraisals.  The purpose of this article is to succinctly set forth the pros [...]

Clerk Linda Phillips

To most people in Tippecanoe County, Linda Phillips is Clerk Phillips.  In her second term as the County Clerk she spends her days issuing marriage licenses, handling election matters and keeping track of the nearly 35,000 new cases filed each year in the county’s seven courts of record.  Few people realize Clerk Phillips is also [...]

Disciplinary Responsibility of Judges and the Duty to Report Ethical Misconduct

Reporting the professional misconduct of a colleague or contemporary is never an easy task.  For many judges, their most difficult duty may be deciding whether to report an ethical violation by another judge or an attorney.  But, it also may be their most important.
As a day-to-day observer of other judges and attorneys, judges often have [...]

One Less Obstacle for Abuse Victims Seeking Court Intervention

Victims of violence in Indiana can now file petitions seeking court protection orders electronically from the privacy and safety of a victim advocate’s office or a domestic violence shelter. Over 250 victim advocates in more than 79 counties have been given access and trained to use a new Advocate Access site for the statewide Protection [...]

Hon. Terry Shewmaker

This is the eighth of our Court Times articles that highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Elkhart County Circuit Court Judge Terry C. Shewmaker is our judge featured in this issue. Judge Shewmaker was first elected as Circuit Court Judge in 1998, and re-elected in 2004. He graduated from Indiana [...]

Building Dedication and Two Awards

AJS presents Dwight D. Opperman Award to Chief Justice Shepard
Hon. Randall T. Shepard, Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, has been selected as the recipient of the Sixth Annual Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial Excellence.  The award was presented on April 14 at a luncheon during the Judicial Conference Spring Judicial College.
Lake County [...]

In Memoriam: Debbie Guthrie-Jones

Long-Time Court Employee Fondly Remembered—
Debbie Guthrie-Jones, 58, of Indianapolis, passed away February 7, 2010. Debbie was born May 22, 1951 in New Castle, Indiana. Since 1986, she worked as a dedicated employee of the Indiana Supreme Court as an Administrative Assistant to its Division of State Court Administration. She served as Production and Distribution [...]

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