Update: Letter from Representative Trent Franks to the Honorable Mark R. Kravitz and the Honorable David G. Campbell (3/21/2012)
In December 2011, Rebecca Love Kourlis testified in a hearing on "The Costs and Burdens of Civil Discovery"… MORE
In an en banc ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit restored provisions of the state code of judicial conduct that bar judges and judicial candidates from personally soliciting or accepting contributions from groups of fewer than… MORE
We are pleased to share our 2011 Annual Report, which highlights our work during the past year and also peeks forward into 2012. We are honored to call you a friend, and hope that our work continues to merit that relationship. Truly, the… MORE
Chosen by a vote of his fellow justices, Matthew Durrant was sworn in as chief justice. Durrant replaces Christine Durham, who stepped down after ten years as chief but remains on the court.
Governor Daniels selected attorney Mark Massa to replace the retiring Randall Shepard on the supreme court. The state judicial nominating commission will choose one of the five sitting justices to replace Shepard as chief justice. Indiana is one of… MORE
Having raised $1.2 million and received Mayor Emanuel’s endorsement, Mary Jane Theis defeated her opponents in the Democratic primary by a 2-1 margin. Theis was appointed to fill a supreme court vacancy in 2010 and will face the Republican candidate… MORE
On March 14, Senate leaders agreed to move forward with confirmation votes for 14 judicial nominees who had earned unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee. The deal avoided the need for procedural votes to force confirmation… MORE
For the first time in history, the senate judiciary committee rejected a supreme court nominee. Governor Christie attributed the 7-6 vote not to confirm his nominee to an attempt by Democrats to appease unions after voting last year to revamp public… MORE
A district court judge struck down a ballot referendum scheduled for the June primary that called for the election of supreme court justices by district rather than statewide. According to the judge, the measure would alter the constitutional… MORE