Allen County accepting applicants for upcoming judicial vacancy
The Indiana Supreme Court announced a vacancy on the Allen Superior Court in the court’s family relations division will occur on Sept. 23, when Judge Andrea Trevino retires.
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State’s high court to hear arguments over Monroe County recycling facility, bushy landscaping
Oral arguments will be heard June 5 in the Indiana Supreme Court room in the Statehouse.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear arguments in state’s lawsuits against TikTok
Oral arguments are set for June 4 in a case involving the state’s two civil lawsuits against TikTok, including allegations that the social media company violated Indiana’s Deceptive Consumer Sales Act.
Indiana celebrates 66 new attorneys in bar admission ceremony
Sixty-six new attorneys were admitted to the Indiana bar on Tuesday during a ceremony at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis.
Back to school: Indiana Supreme Court Justice Goff earns LLM from Duke University
Goff’s thesis focuses on the justice system and behavioral health systems, particularly as they relate to substance abuse and mental health.
State executes death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie for fatal shooting of police officer
Death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie was executed by lethal injection shortly after midnight Tuesday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, according to Department of Correction officials.
Indiana set to execute man who killed officer; family ‘needs closure,’ but lawyers say it’s unjust
Nearly 25 years after the killing, the state is hours away from carrying out Benjamin Ritchie’s death sentence. He’s scheduled to be executed by lethal injection just after midnight Tuesday.
Indiana Supreme Court bolsters individual rights in mental health commitment cases
The court ruled that the appeals of expired mental health commitments are not moot if any potential collateral consequences remain.
Tippecanoe County judge appointed to state commercial court
He is the 11th judge to be appointed to Indiana’s commercial courts. Other commercial court judges are located in Allen, Floyd, Elkhart, Hamilton, Lake, Madison, Marion, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh and Vigo counties.
Truck driver lawsuits alleging negligence by Amazon heading back to Hamilton County court
A pair of Hamilton Superior Court lawsuits alleging negligence on Amazon’s part are heading back to trial court, after the Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer in both cases.
Westfield attorney indefinitely suspended for noncooperation
A Westfield attorney has been suspended from the practice of law indefinitely for failing to cooperate with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.
Longtime Delaware Co. judge to fill in at Randolph Superior Court
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed Senior Judge Kimberly Dowling to Randolph Superior Court due to a leave of absence.
Fishers attorney’s law license suspended for OWI conviction
A Fishers-based attorney has been suspended from the practice of law for 60 days after she was convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in June 2024.
State’s high court to review injury claims made by Olympian against USA Track & Field
USA Track & Field appealed to the high court to object to an Indiana Court of Appeals’ ruling that allowed the athlete’s amended lawsuit to move forward.
State’s response ordered in execution stay request of Indiana death row inmate
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered the state to submit motions in response to death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie’s counsel, who requested a stay and oral arguments last week.
Dispute over Monroe County recycling operation heads to state supreme court
Bedford Recycling is challenging the revocation of its zoning permit. County officials yanked the permit after competing national conglomerate Republic Services objected to its issuance.
Split Indiana Supreme Court reverses lower court ruling in case of IU student injured by falling window
An Indiana University student injured in 2018 by a falling window demonstrated a genuine issue of material fact in inferring that the university’s negligence, a split Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
High court sets May 20 execution date for murderer of Beech Grove police officer
A divided Indiana Supreme Court denied condemned murderer Benjamin Ritchie’s request to seek post-conviction relief.
South Bend attorney suspended for signing forged will as a witness
Court documents show the will would have falsely made the attorney’s paralegal the personal representative of the paralegal’s son’s estate and disinherited the son’s two daughters.
Wallace appointed judge pro tempore in Noble County
The appointment follows the death of Noble Circuit Court Judge Michael Kramer on March 28.