A Framework for Innovation
February 21, 2011 by Editor
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 [...]
Burdened but Unbowed
February 21, 2011 by Editor
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 [...]
Access to Justice Award and Public Defender Commission Appointments
December 1, 2010 by Editor
Indiana Judge Gregory J. Donat Receives Access to Justice Award
Judge Gregory J. Donat of the Tippecanoe Superior Court in Lafayette, Indiana was named the 2010 recipient of the American Judicature Society’s Kathleen M. Sampson Access to Justice Award. The award recognizes Judge Donat’s leadership in efforts to improve access to justice for all people. He [...]
Justice Awarded and Judge Honored
June 16, 2010 by Editor
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 [...]
Building Dedication and Two Awards
May 5, 2010 by Editor
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 [...]
Opperman and Munsterman Awards
December 31, 2009 by Editor
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard has been selected by the American Judicature Society (AJS) as the recipient of the Sixth Annual Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial Excellence. The American Judicature Society (AJS), which was founded in 1913 to educate the public and build confidence in the justice system, created the Opperman Award [...]
Judge Achievements and New Employee
February 28, 2009 by Editor
Dearborn Superior Court Judge G. Michael Witte (now Senior Judge) was the 2008 recipient of the Indiana University Asian Alumni Association’s Distinguished Asian Pacific American Alumni Award. He received the Franklin N. Flaschner Award, given to the outstanding judge in the nation who presides in a court of limited jurisdiction, from the American Bar Association [...]
Supreme Court Committee Thanks Attorney Member for a Job Well Done and Welcomes New Member
February 28, 2009 by Editor
The Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure expressed its great appreciation to Mary Nold Larimore whose term on the Committee ended after nearly ten years of service. Larimore, an Indianapolis attorney and partner with the firm of Ice Miller, was appointed to the Committee in January 1999. Chief Justice Shepard is [...]
2008 Probation Officers Founder’s Award Presented to Indiana Judicial Center’s Jane Seigel
December 31, 2008 by Editor
You don’t have to be a probation officer or a member of the Probation Officers Professional Association of Indiana (POPAI) to be considered for the organization’s prestigious Founder’s Award, according to President Don Travis. “The selected person, however, shall be characterized by a commitment of influence to and promotion of professionalism to Indiana probation.” The [...]
Judge Honored: Hon. Lorenzo Arredondo
February 29, 2008 by Editor
The Honorable Lorenzo Arredondo, Judge of the Lake Circuit Court, has been awarded the Lincoln-Juarez Award by the Hispanic National Bar Association. The Award is named after two legal legends whose legacies include a strong dedication to fairness and equality and were contemporaries: President Abraham Lincoln and President Benito Juarez. Both were leaders in the [...]
