| Press Release: Fee Collections for Public Defense Services Not Keeping Pace with Record Expenses |
8/5/26 |
| New Supplemental Fee Collections by County - Calendar Year 2025 |
7/22/26 |
| Notice of Adequate Staffing Designation |
4/15/26 |
| Press Release: Chief Justice Highlights Pilot Program to Improve Child Welfare: Vigo, Marion County At-Risk Youth and Family Pilot Programs Prove Successful |
1/15/26 |
| At Risk Youth and Families Pilot Program Results for Vigo and Marion Counties |
1/15/26 |
| Indiana Lawyer Article: Indiana’s problem-solving courts look for alternative ways to fund efforts |
1/8/26 |
| Association of Indiana Counties Article: Access to Public Defense in Indiana |
7/2/25 |
| Press Release: Counties Selected for Public Defense Misdemeanor Reimbursement Pilot |
6/25/25 |
| Indiana Lawyer: State Considers Incentives to Lure Attorneys to Legal Deserts |
4/9/25 |
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Indiana Capital Chronicle Article: "Prosecutors, Defense ask for Pension Upgrades to Aid Recruitment, Retention"
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10/30/24 |
| Misdemeanor Pilot Submission Guidelines |
10/28/24 |
| Indiana Capital Chronicle Article: 'Money on the Table': One in Five Indiana Counties Abstain from Federal Payback from Child Welfare Defense |
10/28/24 |
| The Journal Gazette Editorial: Program restarts state reimbursement for public defenders' misdemeanor cases |
5/14/24 |
| Indiana Capital Chronicle Article: Indiana to pilot return to misdemeanor defense reimbursement |
5/1/24 |
| Disciplinary Commission Advisory Opinion: Representing Clients at Initial Hearings |
4/22/24 |
| FY 2025 Salary Adjustment Letter from the Chief Justice |
4/2/24 |
| Indiana Lawyer Article: Misdemeanor reimbursement bill gets thumbs up from IN Senate Judiciary Committee |
1/22/24 |
| Indiana Lawyer Article: Misdemeanor reimbursement pilot program included in new Senate bill: 7 counties could take part in new program under SB 179 |
1/17/24 |
| Info to Join October 18 Webinar re: Federal Funds |
10/10/23 |
| At-Risk Youth and Family Projects Update: Marion County Early Interventon Team Shows Excellent Early Results |
10/3/23 |
| Res Gestae Article re: Rep. Greg Steuerwald's Criminal Justice Work |
9/24/23 |
| Indiana Commission on Court Appointed Attorneys Article on the Lawyer Shortage |
7/31/23 |
| Evansville Courier & Press Article: Vanderburgh County Officials Working the Public Defender Staffing Problem (7/20/23) |
7/20/23 |
| Indiana Lawyer Article: Shortage of public attorneys leaves offices scrambling to manage caseloads (7/19/23) |
7/19/23 |
| Evansville Courier & Press Article: Vanderburgh Public Defenders & Clients Squeezed by Manpower Shortage (7/10/23) |
7/19/23 |
| FY 2024 Salary Adjustment Letter from the Chief Justice |
5/15/23 |
| Senate Appropriations Committee Members |
3/28//23 |
| The Indiana Citizen Article on the Lawyer Shortage |
3/24//23 |
| Indiana Lawyer Article re: Misdemeanor Reimbursement |
3/15/23 |
| 2023 Senate Budget Request |
2/23/23 |
| Legislative Letters re: PD Retirement Fund |
10/24/22 |
| Misdemeanors Matter: Why the State of Indiana Should Fund County Misdemeanor Appointed Counsel Expenses |
7/7/22 |
| Supreme Court Order Re-Appointing Judges Diekhoff and Hanlon to the PD Commission |
8/3/22 |
| Board Training Spotlight: Standard K and Rule 1.16 |
4/20/22 |
| Memo to Non-Participating County Officials Regarding a New Federal Reimbursement Opportunity |
4/19/22 |
| Press Release: Governor Eric Holcomb Appoints Samantha DeWester to Commission |
10/31/22 |
| Change to Juvenile Representation Education Standard Approved |
9/25/21 |
| Indiana Lawyer Article regarding Lawyer Shortages |
10/27/21 |
| Electronic Meeting Policy |
4/1/21 |
| PD Fees and Use of Bail Document |
1/11/21 |
