Judge pushes for full-time public defender office
A southern Indiana judge says his county needs a full-time public defender office to ensure those who can't afford attorneys receive strong legal representation.
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COA reverses denial of petition to dismiss protective order
A Jackson Superior Court erred in denying a couple’s request to dismiss a protective order the wife had taken out against her husband, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled, because the statute contains the word “shall” regarding the court’s actions when one files for a dismissal of the protective order.
House, Senate override veto of HEA 1546
Indiana legislators gathered Wednesday on the first regular technical session of the 118th General Assembly to vote on whether to override Gov. Mike Pence’s veto of House Enrolled Act 1546, a bill concerning tax administration matters. Pence vetoed the bill over concerns about retroactive approval of taxes collected in Jackson and Pulaski counties.
Jackson County juvenile home to be renamed for judge
The Jackson County Juvenile Home will be renamed this week for a judge who was instrumental in its founding nearly 35 years ago.
COA rules trial court should have allowed DCS to withdraw adoption consent
The Department of Child Services’ failure to investigate a child’s aunt as a possible adoptive parent – and a trial court’s refusal to allow DCS to withdraw consent for foster parents to adopt after acknowledging its failure – prompted the Indiana Court of Appeals to reverse a trial court order granting the foster parents’ petition to adopt.
Jackson County joins Odyssey
Jackson County is the latest county to go online with the case management system, Odyssey, which is implemented by the Indiana Supreme Court’s Division of State Court Administration’s Judicial Technology and Automation Committee.
122 Indiana courts now on Odyssey
With the additions of Henry and Jackson counties to the Odyssey case management system, 41 counties and 122 courts are now hooked into the system.
Legal community remembers longtime judge
Judge Robert Brown was known for patience and professionalism.
Former Jackson Circuit Judge Robert R. Brown dies
Robert R. Brown, retired Jackson Circuit judge, died Sept. 12 at his Brownstown home. He was 78.
Justices divided on whether case should be before Tax Court
The Indiana Supreme Court split Thursday on whether the attorney general’s attempt to recover an erroneously issued “tax refund” to a company should proceed in state court or in the Indiana Tax Court.
Courts offer CHINS facilitations
Because mediations have become commonplace in family law cases, it may come as no surprise that a number of Indiana counties have been implementing a similar strategy to determine if a child is a child in need of services, or CHINS.
COA offers suggestion about judicial notice rule
A paternity and child custody case has given the Indiana Court of Appeals a chance to examine a newly amended evidence rule for the first time, while simultaneously offering guidance to trial judges about using publicly accessible information to dispose of cases.
Trial court lacks jurisdiction in tax suit
The Indiana Tax Court is the proper venue for a suit filed by the state to recover an erroneous tax refund, the Indiana Court
of Appeals affirmed today.
6 attorneys apply for new judgeship
Six southern Indiana attorneys have applied for the new Jackson County Superior Court judgeship position that was created this year by the General Assembly.