Particularly rare is the Indiana Supreme Court’s suggestion that Rokita and the attorney disciplinary commission head to mediation and try to settle the prickly case with the help of a neutral third party.
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Titles in the collection include everything from an early print of the Indiana Constitution to an account of Queen Marie Antoinette’s execution.
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Some judges also reported earning outside compensation for everything from working as a stagehand at Pink and Taylor Swift concerts to serving as a board member for the Indianapolis Indians baseball team.
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Currently, 20 different jail management systems are used across the state and that makes it difficult for jailers to communicate with each other and find space to ease overcrowding.
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The court’s conservative majority on Monday suggested that it would overturn the 90-year-old decision that has limited when presidents can fire the board members of independent federal agencies.
With conservative justices in the majority, the court acted on an emergency request from Texas for quick action because qualifying in the new districts already has begun, with primary elections in March.
The Indiana Supreme Court banned the judge from the bench for committing judicial misconduct through a pattern of mismanagement, delay and dereliction of judicial duties.
Justin Forkner has held the post since 2018, overseeing the Office of Judicial Administration and its staff of roughly 240 attorneys and other licensed professionals.
The Indiana Court of Appeals earlier ruled that the man did not choose to enter the jail while possessing prohibited items, but the state is appealing that ruling.
The court has issued final determinations regarding recommendations to address the ongoing state attorney shortage, including a number of approaches to encourage lawyers to become public defenders or prosecutors.
The high court suspended the attorney from the practice of law after he was sentenced to 170 days on home detention for possession of methamphetamine in Morgan County.
The Indiana Supreme Court issued a disciplinary order last week suspending Allison Martinez Wheeler from the practice of law.
Judges, mentors, legal professionals, and loved ones gathered at the Indiana Convention Center Friday morning to celebrate the admission of around 300 new attorneys into the Indiana bar.
A hearing in the Lake County case will be Nov. 5 at 9 a..m. in the Supreme Court Courtroom.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and the Indiana Supreme Court made a set of linked choices regarding a second disciplinary complaint against Rokita—choices that will have consequences for the people of Indiana.
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Oct. 30 regarding the state’s 2019 annexation law and the city of Bloomington’s opinion that the law violates both the federal and state constitutions’ contract clauses.
The Indiana Supreme Court is asking for public comment on several proposed amendments to the Indiana Rules of Court.
A Crown Point attorney has been suspended from the practice of law after he was found to have failed to provide proper representation to several clients, according to the Indiana Supreme Court.
The Indiana Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it has approved a new conditional agreement between Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and the court’s disciplinary commission, dismissing the second disciplinary complaint against Rokita as “moot.”
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush highlighted the work done by the state’s highest court this past year and how it maintains transparency while also respecting the right to privacy, as she unveiled the court’s 2024-25 annual report at the statehouse.
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed a state tax court decision on Tuesday, in a case that examined the constitutionality of Indiana’s one-acre limit on a homeowner’s property tax liability.
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear an appeal Thursday from a man sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in the murder of another man in 2018.
At the time of the alleged misconduct, the lawyer served as managing attorney for Indianapolis-based Charitable Allies Inc., marketed as a “nonprofit for nonprofits” that provides “low bono” legal services.
The Indiana Supreme Court released its annual report Thursday, summarizing all the ways in which the court has worked with and supported the legal community and beyond over the past year.