Holcomb appoints judge to succeed Lund on Elkhart Superior bench
Gov. Eric Holcomb has appointed Elizabeth A. Bellin to serve as judge in Elkhart Superior Court 4.
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Three new members named to the Coalition for Court Access
The legal aid organization develops and implements a statewide plan to improve the availability and quality of access to civil legal services for persons of limited means.
Indiana Supreme Court suspends Madison Circuit judge 45 days for judicial misconduct
A Madison Circuit Court judge’s repeated poor management practices, including missing entries and orders that led to the dismissal of 16 cases, has drawn him a scathing rebuke and lengthy suspension from the state’s highest court.
Indiana Supreme Court approves two transfers of cases, denies 27
The Indiana Supreme Court granted the transfer of two cases and denied 27 for the week ending May 10.
High court invites amicus briefing in involuntary commitment case
The Indiana Supreme Court is accepting amicus curiae briefing in a case involving a woman’s temporary involuntary commitment.
Indiana Supreme Court finds trial court lacked authority to order submissions be redacted in malpractice case
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed a Lake Superior Court’s order for patients to redact their submissions to a medical review panel in a medical malpractice case.
Indiana Supreme Court affirms one lower court ruling, reverses other in insurance dispute
An Indiana trial court correctly granted judgment to an insurance company because evidence showed the company had no special duty to a family following a 2017 accident, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in an opinion issued Monday.
Indiana Supreme Court hands down suspension, probation for Indianapolis attorney
The Indiana Supreme Court has disciplined an Indianapolis attorney for his refusal to refund fees to a client after not filing a sentence modification petition.
Indiana Supreme Court issues suspension order, probation terms for former Elkhart County deputy prosecutor
The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended former Elkhart County deputy prosecutor Benjamin Mattingly as part of a conditional disciplinary order.
Indiana Supreme Court dismisses woman’s appeal to enter Perry County Courthouse
The Indiana Supreme Court dismissed an appeal to allow a woman to enter the Perry County Courthouse after the Perry Circuit Court entered an administrative order preventing her from getting in without an assigned escort.
State supreme court overturns $11,000 forfeiture in drug-related case
The Indiana Supreme Court decided Tuesday that more than $11,000 confiscated from a parolee’s apartment should be returned to the parolee’s aunt, overturning a Marion Superior Court ruling.
‘Flaming moderates’: Many say Indiana courts remain centrist despite heavy GOP tilt
Many say the state’s merit selection process tends to produce a pool of centrist judicial candidates for the governor to choose from and appoint to the Indiana Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
Groth: Rust decision fails to protect ‘traditional democratic norms’
The Indiana Supreme Court effectively excluded John Rust from the May 7, 2024, Republican primary ballot as a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear three oral arguments April 25
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear three oral arguments on April 25, including one involving a Fort Wayne firefighter’s complaint against an electric scooter company.
Indiana Supreme Court overturns French Lick woman’s murder conviction
The state’s high court unanimously ruled that jury instructions issued by Orange Circuit Court Judge Steven L. Owen may have misled the jury to convict Sabrina Dunn of the murder of her ex-husband William “Bill” Dunn.
Indiana Supreme Court grants transfer of two cases, denies 31
Indiana Supreme Court approved the transfer of two Court of Appeals cases last week, denying 31 others that came before the justices.
Indiana Supreme Court suspends former congressman, ex-Bartholomew County prosecutor
A former U.S. congressman from Indiana and an ex-Bartholomew County prosecutor have been suspended from practicing law in the state, according to orders issued Friday by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Indiana Supreme Court forms commission to address attorney shortage
The Indiana Supreme Court has established a 23-member Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future, poised to address the attorney shortage across the state and make recommendations to the court.
Indiana high court amends rules on professional conduct, trial procedure
The Indiana Supreme Court published an order Wednesday amending the Administrative Rules, Rules of Professional Conduct and Rules of Trial Procedure.
Indiana Supreme Court split in rejection of inventory search case
The Indiana Supreme Court narrowly denied the transfer of a case in which the Indiana Court of Appeals found that an inventory search of a man’s truck that led to a drug conviction was reasonable.