Many Indiana courts close Monday due to winter storm
Several courts across central and southern Indiana were closed Monday due to severe weather moving across the area.
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Judicial safety a growing concern
Indiana and other states are looking at ways to provide better security for judges, with a Hoosier state committee looking at ways to improve safety and prevent tragedies like those seen in other states.
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Competent to stand trial? Competency evaluations under spotlight in Indiana courts, Legislature
Attorneys and judicial officers in Indiana are seeing a rise in competency evaluation requests, along with an increase in mental health needs throughout the criminal justice system.
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Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Knox Circuit Judge Monica Gilmore
Going to law school was initially going to be a stepping stone to what Knox Circuit Judge Monica Gilmore had planned to do: join the FBI.
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Waiting game: As immigration backlog grows, attorneys say some clients wait years for resolution
That federal courts, including the one in Chicago that handles all Indiana immigration cases, have a case backlog is something that immigration attorneys have gotten used to over the years. But that backlog has now reached record levels.
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Pre-design funds approved for proposed Indiana judicial building
Proposals to construct a new building to house the state’s courts have been tossed around for decades – and was even a topic of controversy in the 1980s — but project plans have never developed enough to gain traction.
A trailing North Carolina Supreme Court candidate asks the court to get involved in his race
Jefferson Griffin, a Republican member of the Court of Appeals, is asking the state supreme court to prevent election officials from counting over 60,000 ballots that he argues weren’t lawfully cast.
Indiana death row inmate Joseph Corcoran files to reopen appeal window
Corcoran’s public defender, Amy Karozos, maintains that her client “was and continues to be severely mentally ill.” In the early 2000s, when the time was still ripe for Corcoran to initiate post-conviction review, he refused to sign the post-conviction petition, Karozos said.
State panel recommends judicial reallocation from low- to high-need counties
Some Indiana counties have more than double the judicial officers needed to handle court cases, while others are understaffed, according to the state’s most recent weighted caseload report.
Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine
The European Union’s General Court said it was throwing out the 2019 penalty imposed by the European Commission, which is the 27-nation bloc’s top antitrust enforcer.
Lafayette-based company to pay $462M for 2019 crash that killed two
A Lafayette-based trailer manufacturing company must pay $462 million to the families of two men killed in a 2019 crash involving one of the company’s trailers.
Hunter Biden’s lawyers, prosecutors headed back to court ahead of his trial on federal tax charges
Weeks before Hunter Biden is set to stand trial on federal tax charges, the legal team for President Joe Biden’s son and prosecutors will appear in a California courtroom Wednesday as the judge weighs what evidence can be presented to the jury.
2nd woman sentenced in straw purchase of gun used to kill Illinois officer and wound another
Ashantae Corruthers, 30, appeared at a sentencing hearing Tuesday in federal court, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois said in a news release.
Nordstrom: Important lessons from 100 trials on prepping for success
How you dress in court reflects how you feel, whether you are a party or an attorney.
Largest trial court in the US closes after ransomware attack, California officials say
California officials say the largest trial court in the country is closed after a ransomware attack shut down its computer system late last week.
US journalist Gershkovich scheduled to appear in Russian court for the second hearing of spy charges
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is scheduled to appear in court in Russia on Thursday for the second hearing in his trial on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently deny.
Web Exclusive: A need for words
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, interpreters and translators are expected to see job growth of about 4% in the next 10 years which is average for all occupations.
Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling
When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind.
Biden nominates Illinois judge to 7th Circuit; nominee would be court’s 1st Hispanic judge
President Joe Biden’s most recent nominee to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals would be the first Hispanic judge to serve on the Chicago-based appellate court if she is confirmed.
Wentworth honored by IN Senate for years of service, devotion to tax issues
The Indiana Senate honored the state’s second Indiana Tax Court judge with a resolution Tuesday, as senators and Indiana Supreme Court justices gathered to recognize former Indiana Tax Court Judge Martha Blood Wentworth.
Judge pro tem appointed to fill Lund vacancy on Elkhart Superior Court
A judge pro tempore has been appointed to the Elkhart Superior Court after the previous judge was confirmed to the federal bench.
After Lund’s confirmation, governor accepting applications for replacement on Elkhart Superior Court
With former Elkhart Superior Judge Gretchen S. Lund’s recent confirmation as a federal judge, the state is now looking to fill her position in Elkhart County.
Blaiklock, Kern appointed to Marion Superior Court, replacing Flowers, Welch
A law firm managing partner and a magistrate judge have been named the next Marion Superior Court judges.
Return on investment: 2024 State of the Judiciary focuses on outcomes of legislative funding
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush recognized some of the state’s judges and their community efforts in trying to assist people with behavioral and mental health needs, as well as efforts by judicial officers to help the state’s veterans and families.