Hamilton County to gain courts, Marion County to lose magistrates in bill headed to governor
The legislation is meant to reduce caseloads in some of the state’s fastest-growing counties.
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‘Flaming moderates’: Many say Indiana courts remain centrist despite heavy GOP tilt
Many say the state’s merit selection process tends to produce a pool of centrist judicial candidates for the governor to choose from and appoint to the Indiana Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
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Pryor makes history in confirmation to 7th Circuit
The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Doris Pryor to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in a bipartisan 60-31 vote Monday evening, making her the first woman of color from Indiana to sit on the Chicago-based appellate court.
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Judges involved in 2019 downtown White Castle give graphic court testimony
In bloody, emotional and never-before-seen or heard detail, the events of the early morning hours of May 1, 2019—when Clark County judges Andrew Adams and Bradley Jacobs were shot—are playing out in a Marion County courtroom.
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Susan Brooks, John Tinder denounce Indiana AG Rokita, say actions smack of ‘McCarthyism’
The former congresswoman and the retired federal judge wrote in a column that they are “deeply concerned” about Attorney General Todd Rokita’s actions toward Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the Indiana physician who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio girl.
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Bill abolishing court positions passes Indiana Senate
Eleven mostly rural counties will lose judges under a bill passed 33-16 by the Indiana Senate on Tuesday.
Green fees, fishing sponsorships among gifts to Indiana’s top judges, disclosure forms show
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.
Bill to add judges in a few counties advances, but plan to cut elsewhere still unclear
A bill that would add two superior courts in Hamilton County and magistrates in two other counties was unanimously approved Tuesday afternoon by the Indiana House Ways and Means Committee.
Myra Selby named Ice Miller’s first chief equity and inclusion officer
The former Indiana Supreme Court justice will oversee the national law firm’s diversity, equity, inclusion and access efforts involving both lawyers and business professionals.
Once-reprimanded Rokita details proposed changes for lawyer discipline
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is calling for new rules that would allow the state disciplinary commission to quickly dismiss politically motivated complaints against attorneys and require it to follow the same impartiality guidelines as judges.
Federal courts won’t refer Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to attorney general over ethics
Thomas has agreed to follow updated requirements on reporting trips and gifts, including clearer guidelines on hospitality from friends, the U.S. Judicial Conference wrote.
Chief Justice Roberts warns of threats to judges in year-end report
Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Tuesday warned that judges nationwide are under increasing threat from violence, intimidation, disinformation and officials threatening to defy lawful court decisions.
Biden vetoes Young-backed legislation to add 66 federal judgeships, including in Indiana
Biden said the bill would also have created new judgeships in states where senators have not filled existing judicial vacancies.
Congress passes Young-backed bill to add more U.S. judges, but veto looms
A bill that would create dozens of new federal judgeships across the country received final approval in Congress on Thursday morning, setting up a likely veto from President Joe Biden even as his administration pushes to confirm his final nominees to fill existing judicial vacancies.
Biden threatens veto as House considers Young-backed bill to ease federal judge shortage
Republicans in the U.S. House say they will consider a bipartisan bill co-authored by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) to ease federal judicial shortages across the country, including in Indianapolis, but President Joe Biden is threatening to veto the measure.
Incoming Indiana Gov. Mike Braun admonished by GOP colleagues for missed U.S. Senate votes
Recent absences from Capitol Hill by Braun and other outgoing GOP senators helped Democrats secure their picks for multiple lifetime federal judges.
Indiana Supreme Court justices easily win vote for retention
No Supreme Court justice has lost a retention vote since the process was instituted in 1970.
Indiana Chief Justice Rush says state must improve in regard to mental health
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush said Indiana’s judges have made progress but still have work to do when it comes to handling mental health crises and drug addiction.
State bar survey says at least 84% of members support retaining Indiana Supreme Court justices
The Indiana State Bar Association leadership released a statement encouraging Hoosiers to analyze Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Justices Mark Massa and Derek Molter based on their entire careers as a judges and not on isolated rulings.
State panel recommends judicial reallocation from low- to high-need counties
Some Indiana counties have more than double the judicial officers needed to handle court cases, while others are understaffed, according to the state’s most recent weighted caseload report.
Sweeping bill to overhaul Supreme Court would add six justices
The legislation by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is one of the most ambitious proposals to remake a high court that has suffered a sharp decline in its public approval after a string of contentious decisions and ethics scandals in recent years.
Rush selected as chief justice for a third five-year term
Indiana’s Judicial Nominating Commission took only minutes to confer before unanimously selecting Indiana Supreme Court Justice Loretta Rush to continue in her role as chief justice.
Biden unveils plan for Supreme Court that includes term limits, ethics code
The White House on Monday detailed the contours of Biden’s court proposal, one that appears to have little chance of being approved by a closely divided Congress with just 99 days to go before Election Day.
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush to seek third term
Rush has been on the high court’s bench for 12 years and is currently in her 10th year as chief justice.