The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) will award the Indiana Supreme Court’s Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC) a 2009 G. Thomas Munsterman Award for Jury Innovations.  The award recognizes the state’s efforts to ensure a broader and more accurate jury system that includes the compilation and distribution of a statewide master jury pool list. The project is a collaboration of the Supreme Court, the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard and Governor Mitch Daniels will briefly speak about the importance of Indiana’s statewide master jury pool list and other court technology projects.

Friday, December 11th
9:00 a.m. EST
Indianapolis Marriott North
3645 River Crossing Parkway
Indianapolis, Indiana 46240

The award will be presented at the Indiana Judicial Center’s Winter Conference where approximately 200 Indiana trial and appellate court judges will be in attendance.  Chief Justice Shepard will accept the award on behalf of the Court and will emphasize the contributions of Governor Daniels’ Administration to the Court’s technology improvement projects.  The NCSC points to Indiana’s collaborative effort between the judicial and executive branches as an example for other states to follow.