Learn about Indiana's Court System
This guide to understanding the structure and processes of Indiana Courts is made available by the Indiana Supreme Court's Courts in the Classroom project.
CONTENTS
Introduction
- Establishment and structure of Indiana Courts
- What is the difference between a trial court and an appellate court?
- What is an Appeal?
- Precedent and the Doctrine of Stare Decisis
Trial Courts
- Types of Courts
- Circuit Courts
- Superior Courts
- City/Town Courts
- Types of Cases
- Civil Cases
- Criminal Cases
- Which Courts Handle Which Cases?
- Court Process
- How a civil case moves through the court system
- How a criminal case moves through the court system
- The Players in the Courtroom
- Alternatives to Court
Appellate Courts
- Indiana Supreme Court
- Choosing a Supreme Court Justice
- Choosing a Chief Justice
- What Types of Cases Does the Indiana Supreme Court Hear?
- When is the Court in Session?
- What do Indiana Supreme Court Justices Do?
- Jobs of the Indiana Supreme Court
- Indiana Court of Appeals
- History
- What is the Job of the Indiana Court of Appeals?
- How Many Judges Sit on the Indiana Court of Appeals?
- Indiana Tax Court
- History
- Today's Indiana Tax Court
- Who Sits on the Indiana Tax Court?
- Appealing a Case to the Indiana Tax Court
- How a Case Moves from the Trial Court to the Appellate Court
- Starting an Appeal
- Filing an appeal with the Clerk of the Courts
- How do you begin the appeal process?
- Briefing
- Oral Arguments
- Watching an Oral Argument
- The Court's Decision
- Filing an Appeal with the Indiana Supreme Court
- Filing an Appeal with the Indiana Court of Appeals
- Filing an Appeal with the Indiana Tax Court
- Frequently Asked Questions About Appellate Court Decisions
- Indiana's Judicial Retention System
- Additional Resources
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