On the Way to Something Better
On Jan. 11, 2012, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard delivered his 25th and final State of the Judiciary address to a Joint Session of the Indiana General Assembly. An excerpted version follows. The...
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Editor’s Note: On Jan. 23, 2013, Chief Justice Brent E. Dickson delivered his first State of the Judiciary address to a Joint Session of the Indiana General Assembly. An excerpted version slightly...
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Chief Justice Brent E. Dickson presented the status of the courts in his 2014 State of the Judiciary speech delivered to a Joint Session of the Indiana General Assembly. He thanked the members of the...
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Loretta Rush, as the first female Indiana Chief Justice, delivered an historic address on the condition of the courts to a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly. Highlights of the speech...
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A Constitution Powerful in its Simplicity, clear in its Mandate Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush delivered the 2016 State of the Judiciary to a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly in...
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Chief Justice Loretta Rush gestures to the special guests in attendance during the State of the Judiciary. On January 18, 2017, Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush delivered her third address on the...
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Chief Justice Loretta Rush smiles during the State of the Judiciary as Governor Eric Holcomb looks on. A Hope-Filled Future On January 10, 2018, Chief Justice of Indiana Loretta Rush delivered her...
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Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush addressed the Governor and a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly for the annual State of the Judiciary on January 16. By James F. Maguire | Editor, Indiana...
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James F. Maguire, Staff Attorney | Office of Court Services The Judiciary in 2020 As we take measure of where we are and where we are going, it’s good to see where we’ve been and how much has been...
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Speech edited for length and introduction by James F. Maguire. Trial judges give a standing ovation at the State of the Judiciary / photo by Josh Hicks On January 15, 2020, Indiana Chief Justice...
View ArticleA Court System with Reform in its Heart
On January 16, 2008, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard delivered his 21st State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly, as required by Indiana’s Constitution. An...
View ArticleA Court System for Tough Times: State of the Judiciary
Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard delivered his 22nd address to a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly on January 14, 2009. He delivered his first State of the Judiciary in 1988. What follows...
View ArticleSupreme Court Opens Three Front Operation on Mortgage Foreclosure
Using in-house staff and expertise, and partnering with experienced public sector and non-profit players, the Indiana Supreme Court has begun a three-pronged attack in addressing the mortgage crisis....
View ArticleDealing with the Recession: A Court System That Won’t Roll Over
On Jan. 20, 2010, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard delivered his 23rd State of the Judiciary address to a Joint Session of the Indiana General Assembly. An excerpted version follows. For the...
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2011 State of the Judiciary On Jan. 12, 2011, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard delivered his 24th State of the Judiciary address to a Joint Session of the Indiana General Assembly. An excerpted version...
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