Long-Awaited Changes to Clerk of Courts Website Are Finally Coming
October 31, 2011 by Editor
Attorneys, as well as members of the media the general public, use the Clerk of Courts website (courts.IN.gov/cofc) for various reasons, such as online annual attorney registration and fee payments, looking up an attorney on the Roll of Attorneys, and reviewing the dockets in Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court cases.
While useful when [...]
Update on Court Reform Grants
May 5, 2010 by Editor
In late summer 2009, the Supreme Court awarded nearly $350,000 to 12 courts across the state for the study and implementation of various programs designed to help courts streamline their operations. Under the Court Reform Grant (CRG) Program, grants of up to $30,000 are available for initial efficiency studies, while grants of up to $40,000 [...]
Supreme Court Website Helps Courts Manage Self-Represented Litigants
December 31, 2009 by Editor
Almost every trial judge knows that there is a growing number of litigants who represent themselves in court, either by choice or because they cannot afford to hire attorneys. In 2008, more than 400,000 people represented themselves in Indiana trial courts. Those individuals may go to court without the benefit of an attorney, but that [...]
New Online Child Support Calculator
December 31, 2009 by Editor
JTAC web development staff and the Indiana Judicial Conference’s Domestic Relations Committee have spent the end of 2009 building a new child support calculator to comply with amendments to the Indiana Child Support Guidelines effective on January 1, 2010. Changes to the Guidelines that had the most impact on the calculator include a new form [...]
New Roads Ahead for Self-Represented Litigants
August 31, 2009 by Editor
Almost 10 years ago, a small team of individuals headed west to learn about the latest findings and information concerning the rising trend in “pro se litigation.” With the leadership, vision, and support of Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, Judge David Coleman (Hendricks), Judge Gregory Donat (Tippecanoe) and Staci Terry, Esq. (formerly [...]
Update on Court Reform Grants
April 30, 2009 by Editor
Last summer, the Supreme Court awarded monies from its Court Reform Grant Program for five study projects to courts in the following counties: Allen, Clark, Fountain and Warren, Hamilton, and Marion, plus one grant for an implementation project in Elkhart County. The purpose of the grant program is to encourage courts to streamline court operations [...]
3 Measures of Success for the Marion County Court System
April 30, 2009 by Editor
The Marion County judges, with the help of key administrative and technology staff, have undertaken a process to measure court performance in order to ensure the effective and efficient use of court resources. Glenn Lawrence, Marion County Court Administrator, says the new performance evaluation system will allow judges to assess their court’s status and make [...]
Adding CourTools to your Judicial Toolbox
June 30, 2008 by Editor
Tools are wonderful aren’t they? As one of the two Court Analysts for the Division of State Court Administration, I use tools to help me in my job analyzing court-submitted data. Sometimes, I only need a pad of paper and pencil, or a basic calculator, to do my job. At other times, my sophisticated computer [...]
