Adrienne Meiring has been selected as the new executive director of the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission. She recently sat down with The Indiana Lawyer to discuss her career history and her new role.
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Did Brandon Kaiser pull the trigger on two Indiana judges only after they attacked him and placed him in fear for his life? He claims in court filings they did. But even as the judges involved in the now-infamous brawl have retaken the bench after brief suspensions, video that could prove conclusive remains under a court seal.
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The man charged with shooting two southern Indiana judges outside an Indianapolis fast food restaurant last year claimed in a Tuesday court filing that he acted in self-defense. The notice of affirmative defense also alleges the judges were the aggressors as alleged gunman Brandon Kaiser and his nephew, Alfredo Vazquez, were stopping to eat at a downtown White Castle, where the shooting took place in the parking lot.
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The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has accused a former Franklin County judge of participating in improper communications with a defendant outside the presence of the attorneys.
The Indiana Supreme Court Commission on Judicial Qualifications has filed nine counts of misconduct against Howard Superior Court Judge Matthew J. Elkin.
While a majority of the Indiana Supreme Court justices agreed with the punishment, two said they believed Lake Superior Court Judge Calvin Hawkins should be removed from office.
The Indiana Supreme Court issued a public reprimand for a Putnam County judge who was found to have engaged in judicial misconduct by making injudicious comments about women bringing property claims against their former cohabitating partners.
Disciplinary charges have been filed against a Putnam County judge for his alleged bias against a woman involved in a case he presided over in late 2021 and early 2022.
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.
A Madison County judge is facing judicial discipline charges alleging that he failed to adequately supervise his staff and properly take action in criminal cases, resulting in the dismissal of multiple cases and the improper issuance of a custody order.
A new Oklahoma judge could lose her job for sending more than 500 texts to her bailiff during a murder trial, including messages mocking the prosecutor, praising the defense attorney and calling a key witness a liar.
One week after issuing an order suspending St. Joseph Probate Judge Jason A. Cichowicz for 45 days, the Indiana Supreme Court has issued an opinion explaining its rationale, writing that the judge’s misconduct seemed to be “willful.”
A filing in the discipline case against St. Joseph Probate Judge Jason Cichowicz sheds light on the facts surrounding his 45-day suspension and his defense. Meanwhile, the man whose relationship with Cichowicz underpins the action says Cichowicz was “bullied.”
St. Joseph County Probate Judge Jason A. Cichowicz will begin serving a 45-day suspension without pay next month following the filing of a seven-count disciplinary complaint against him earlier this year.
Hancock Superior Judge Donald Jack “D.J.” Davis has been admonished for “injudicious” comments made during an incident at his son’s home in June 2022, when he said his use of legally prescribed narcotics “affected (his) judgment.”
The Indiana Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded Decatur Circuit Judge Timothy B. Day for unauthorized ex parte communications and for failing to take appropriate remedial measures regarding those communications.
St. Joseph Probate Judge Jason A. Cichowicz has been charged with seven counts of misconduct, including an allegation that he improperly leveraged his position as the trustee for a foundation to fund improvements to his court.
Little more than a month after formal discipline charges were filed against Gibson Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Meade, the Indiana Supreme Court has imposed a one-week suspension on the judge that will allow him to resume his judicial duties in early February.
Decatur Circuit Court Judge Timothy B. Day is facing formal discipline charges for alleged misconduct in his handling of child in need of services cases.
A southwestern Indiana judge is facing a slew of judicial disciplinary charges for alleged misconduct in his handling of two child welfare cases.
The total number of complaints alleging judicial misconduct filed in FY 2021-2022 is the most since at least FY 2001-2002. Data trends suggest the 609 complaints could be the most filed against Indiana judges for a fiscal year ever.
A vacancy opened by an embattled former judge’s resignation has been filled by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb.
The Indiana Supreme Court has terminated the suspension of now-former Crawford Circuit Court Judge Sabrina R. Bell after she recently resigned from her position and agreed to not hold judicial office ever again.