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The Indiana Supreme Court released its annual report for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, with the high court noting several ways it is supporting attorneys and Hoosiers across the state.
This year, the court saw a record 23,456 Continuing Legal Education courses accredited by the Office of Admissions and Continuing Education, larger than the number of courses accredited in the last five years, and over 2,000 more than last year.
There were 20,910 CLE courses accredited in 2023.
Additionally, the Office of Judicial Administration offered nearly 1,200 hours of training to judicial officers and other justice system stakeholders.
Training topics included behavioral health and mental health emergency detentions; youth, family, intimate partner violence and adult guardianship; addiction, drug trends and alcohol use.
More than 13,000 justice stakeholders attended education events during the year, a slight uptick from last year, which saw 13,139 attendees compared to 13, 212 this year.
Additionally, 600 people received a certification during education classes this year.
Another notable accomplishment from the court this year was the establishment of the Office of Behavioral Health, which coordinates statewide efforts to help courts address mental health and substance use issues.
Through the office, judicial officers and professionals are connected to resources in their communities that offer education and support to help them appropriately respond to mental health and substance use matters within their courts.
The 15-member Behavioral Health Committee includes judges from counties across the state, who work together to identify the best resources judicial officers can access related to the topic.
In February, the Limited Weapons Disqualification Data app launched, allowing law enforcement officers to search court data and information on a person’s background, including domestic violence, mental health, and red flag data.
The app is one way officers can determine if an individual can legally carry, conceal, or transport a handgun in the state.
And in April, more than 400 judicial officers attended the Spring Judicial College, learning about education topics like mental health, intimate partner violence, social media, and well-being.
Other notable statistics from this year’s report include the following:
- Courts made 8,100 calls to Language Line for telephone interpreter services (the service includes 183 certified interpreters in 19 different languages)
- Users accessed the MyCase courts case search website 54 million times
- The five supreme court justices heard 44 oral arguments and handed down 47 majority opinions
- 60% of all court opinions were unanimous
- 359 of the 590 bar exam applicants passed the exam (32% were repeated test takers while 73% were first-time takers).
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