A southern Indiana judge has decided not to change the venue of a former state trooper’s third murder trial, and instead
will bring in jurors from outside the region to consider charges in a case that has twice been overturned on appeal.
A 60-day clock has started for Gov. Mitch Daniels to choose the next Indiana Supreme Court justice, after three names were
officially sent to him Thursday afternoon.
Attorney annual registration statements mailed last month may contain an error because of programming, but state officials
say lawyers don’t have to correct that specific problem.
The Indiana Supreme Court granted three transfers and dismissed one case during its conference late last week, when the justices
examined a total 35 cases that were before them for possible transfer.
A look at those whoâ??ve been finalists in the past 25 years and their positions or titles at that time.
The governor must choose among two judges, one appellate attorney for next justice.
Clear and concise court rulings are what judges hope can be produced, so that lawyers and lower courts can have guidance on
how to address a particular legal issue. But that doesn’t always happen.
Twenty-five years ago, choosing an Indiana Supreme Court justice was confidential.
Two trial judges and an appellate attorney have emerged as finalists for the Indiana Supreme Court, but one those three almost
didn’t make it to Indianapolis for the second interview on Friday. Story includes video clips from the interviews.
Lilia G. Judson, executive director of Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration, has two new leadership
roles involving the National Center for State Courts.
The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission has completed its work.
Now, it’s up to Gov. Mitch Daniels to decide who’ll be the next Indiana Supreme Court justice.
One set of interviews remain before the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission goes into a closed-door meeting to deliberate
which three names should be sent to the governor to decide who will be the state’s next Supreme Court justice.
The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission has picked Boone Circuit Judge Steven David, Marion Superior Judge Robyn Moberly,
and Bingham McHale attorney Karl Mulvaney as finalists for the next Indiana Supreme Court justice.
Interviews for the newest justice are Friday. Indiana Lawyer will be covering the semi-finalist interviews with
updates throughout the day.
Nine attorneys remain in the running to be the next Indiana Supreme Court justice after a seven-member commission narrowed
down a list of nearly three-dozen applicants earlier this month for the court opening.
The Indiana Supreme Court offered some clues recently about why it’s ignored repeated attempts to address the issue
of legislative logrolling, where multiple unrelated changes are stuffed into one massive bill that becomes law.
The Indiana Supreme Court is considering a case where a St. Joseph County juvenile judge has declared unconstitutional three
statutes involving child placements, a controversial issue that’s pitted many within the state judiciary against the
Indiana Department of Child Services for the past two years.
Clark County is now using the Indiana Supreme Court Case Management System, Odyssey.
The Indiana Supreme Court has released the interview times for the nine semi-finalists for the justice position opening up
this fall.
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed a southern Indiana judge to preside over the third trial of a former state trooper
charged with murdering his family a decade ago, and one of the initial decisions he’ll consider is whether to move the
trial outside that region.