September 3, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Election Commission has pulled one Lake County judicial candidate off the ballot because of how the political
process put him into the race, while a controversial incumbent Allen Superior judge remains on the ballot despite arguments
that his disciplinary history should keep him off.
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July 21, 2010
Michael HoskinsA Marion Superior judge presiding over the county’s traffic court faces four judicial misconduct charges as a result
of his general handling of traffic infraction cases and one suit in particular, where the state justices have described him
as being “biased.”
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July 16, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has charged Marion Superior Judge William E. Young with misconduct for his
handling of traffic court cases.
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May 11, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe LaPorte Superior judge suspended for asking a law enforcement officer to destroy potential evidence in her accidental
shooting returned to the bench today.
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March 25, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has accepted the resignation from the bench of a suspended city court judge accused of theft.
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March 17, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has suspended LaPorte Superior Judge Jennifer L. Koethe for 60 days without pay, effective March
12.
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January 25, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has appointed masters to the disciplinary cases of Bicknell City Court Judge David A. Moreland and
LaPorte Superior Judge Jennifer Evans Koethe.
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January 20, 2010
Michael HoskinsA suspended LaPorte Superior judge has been acquitted of any criminal charges involving an accidental shooting where her
head was grazed by a bullet and led to accusations that she tried to cover up details about what happened.
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December 16, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA city court judge accused in October of theft of court funds is now facing disciplinary charges. The Indiana Commission on
Judicial Qualifications has filed charges against non-attorney Bicknell City Court Judge David Andrew Moreland.
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December 10, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has filed charges against the suspended LaPorte Superior judge who was shot
in the head just before taking the bench this year.
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October 14, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA Knox County City Court judge was suspended today following the filing of five theft charges against the judge Tuesday.
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September 24, 2009
Michael HoskinsA longtime Madison County judge who's been repeatedly sanctioned and even suspended in the past is resigning amid a new investigation
into his alleged misconduct during a 2007 murder trial.
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August 26, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe judge and former commissioner disciplined for their roles that led to a wrongfully convicted man staying in prison must
pay nearly $18,000 in expenses related to their disciplinary proceedings.
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July 17, 2009
Jennifer NelsonLaPorte Circuit Court granted suspended LaPorte Superior Judge Jennifer Evans Koethe's motion for change of venue Thursday.
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June 22, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications issued a public admonition of the Walkerton Town Court judge today for employing
his wife as court clerk for more than 10 years and for participating in an ex parte conversation with a defendant about her
traffic infractions.
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May 11, 2009
IL StaffMarion Superior Judge Grant Hawkins, who was suspended earlier this year without pay, returned to the bench today.
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May 8, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has filed a notice with the Indiana Supreme Court for a request of suspension
of LaPorte Superior Judge Jennifer Koethe, who was indicted Thursday for attempted obstruction of justice stemming from a
shooting incident at her home in December.
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March 12, 2009
Michael HoskinsA suspended Marion Superior judge will be able to return to the bench after another 60 days off the bench, this time without
pay.
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March 11, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has suspended Marion Superior Judge Grant W. Hawkins from the bench for 60 days without pay,
though two justices wanted a yearlong penalty while two others wanted a month suspension.
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March 11, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court today publicly reprimanded Allen Circuit Judge Thomas Felts, who last summer was arrested for and
later pleaded guilty to drunk driving.
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January 26, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications filed misconduct charges today against Allen Circuit Judge Thomas Felts,
who pleaded guilty last year to drunk driving.
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January 21, 2009
Jennifer NelsonAn Allen County judge sanctioned as a result of his conduct in a fellow jurist's courtroom will serve a three-day suspension
without pay beginning Feb. 11, the Indiana Supreme Court announced today.
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January 20, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA Miami Superior judge received a public admonition today from the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications for granting
an ex parte petition in a child custody case. The commission also noted it has repeatedly addressed this type of violation
for years.
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January 6, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has ended a disciplinary action against a former LaPorte Superior judge who'd served in senior
capacity for three years because that jurist has retired and will no longer practice law.
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Never heard of remand to another state. How often does that happen?
I highly recommend Deanna and her team of professionals that serve the legal community. Great information and many thanks for sharing.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.