MATERIALS FROM THE 2008 SPRING JUDICIAL COLLEGE PROGRAM

The Role of Judicial Officers in Managing Juvenile Sex Offense Cases

Session Presentation
41 pages | 4.1 mb

Materials developed by the Center for Effective Public Policy through a project sponsored by the State Justice Institute and presented by Deanne Darling, 5th Judicial District, Oregon and Senior Manager Representatives from the Center for Effective Public Policy: Dr. Kurt Bumby and Thomas Talbot.  Faculty members explored the role of the judicial officer in managing sex offenses committed by juveniles -- cases which are frequently identified as challenging because of the complicated dynamics associated with juvenile sex offending behavior.

Courtroom Best Practices in Self-Represented Litigation

Session Presentation
84 pages | 4.58 mb

Course curriculum focused attention on the application of the Code of Judicial Conduct, advisory opinions and case law implicated in civil SRL cases; different styles of engagement with litigants in the courtroom; the development of strategies of engagement which promote access to justice without being or seeming biased to participants; and the development of a systems approach for clerks and court staff who deal with SRL's.  Portions of the curriculum were drawn from a model curriculum developed by the National Judicial College, the National Center for State Courts, the American Judicature Society and the Self-Represented Litigation Network on courtroom best practices in self-represented litigation cases.  Faculty included John Greacen, Greacen Associates, New Mexico; Gregory Donat,Tippecanoe Superior Court; and Jane Spencer Craney, Morgan Superior Court.

Effective Sentencing - The Next Step:  What Do You Do with What the Research Tells You?

Session Presentation & Associated Documents
188 pages | 2.73 mb

In this follow-up to the 2007 Spring Judicial College program on “Effective Sentencing:  What  Does  the  Research  Tell  Us,”  Mark Carey recapped the growing  body of research on evidence based practices describing what works in reducing recidivism and then took the discussion on effective sentencing to  the  next  level.   What  should  a  judicial  officer do with all this research?   How  do  you implement evidence based programs?  What are other jurisdictions  doing?   Can  you  simply copy another’s program?  These and many  other issues were addressed during this day long program on effective sentencing practices.  Materials developed and presented by Mark Carey, The Carey  Group,  White  Bear  Lake,  Minnesota.

Evidence in Action - A Practicum on the Rules of Evidence

Session Presentation
48 pages | 4.5 mb

Materials prepared by William Hughes, Hamilton Superior Court.  The trial seems to be progressing well, but suddenly the dreaded word “Objection” resounds in the courtroom.  What rule applies?  Was there a sufficient foundation?  Is the tendered evidence probative?  Is the evidence too prejudicial?  How will I rule?  In an interactive setting based on a civil case fact scenario, these and other questions will be addressed.  In a judge’s world, evidence is both an academic discipline and a necessary skill.  Join your colleagues in honing your evidence skills. 

The Foreclosure Crisis in Indiana - The Judge's Role

Session Presentation
44 pages | 1.57 mb

Indiana is in the top five states for foreclosure rates, and was second overall (behind Ohio) for the 3rd quarter of 2007.  Foreclosure vests significant discretion in the judicial officer, which will tax the creativity of those hearing the cases.  The need to encourage negotiated resolutions and alternatives to foreclosures is huge, not just for the affected homeowners, but also for their neighbors whose property values are declining, and for the world financial system that is holding its breath to see how many U.S. mortgages will end in default. Topics to be covered in this round table discussion include: the effect and interplay of bankruptcy on a foreclosure action; pro bono resources for pro se defendants; the structure of the mortgage industry and relationships of the parties; and the regulation of mortgage lenders in Indiana.  Faculty:  Professor Alan White, Valparaiso University School of Law; Michael Feiwell & Douglas Hannoy, Feiwell & Hannoy; Chris Jackson, Chris Jackson Law Office.

The Impact of Technology on the Courts, Including 4th Amendment Issues

Session Presentations
102 pages | 2.6 mb

The  search  and  seizure  of  computers and the ramifications of obtaining
electronic  evidence  will  be  addressed.   Faculty  will also examine the dimensions  of  “cyber  crime,”  the  civil  and  criminal  implications of computer  forensics  evidence, whether computer searches are “special,” and when  the  Fourth Amendment applies.  Materials prepared by: Thomas Sadaka, Of-Counsel  to  Seiden Alder Matthewman & Bloch, Celebration, FL.

A Special Population with Special Rules: Adult Sex Offenders

Session Presentations
102 pages | 2.3 mb

Materials  submitted  by  Judge Mark Stoner, Marion Superior Court and Adam Deming  Psy.D.,  Program  Director,  Sex  Offender  Management & Monitoring Program,  Liberty Behavioral Health Corporation.  This program on adult sex offenders was  divided  into  three  areas:  a  review of the special statutory provisions governing sex offenders currently in effect along with any  new  sex offender legislation; probation conditions and supervision of sex  offenders;  and, sex offender assessment tools and available treatment programs.   Christine  Kerl,  Supervising  Probation Officer, Marion County Probation  also  participated  as  faculty.