Purpose | Documents | Members | Staff Contact
Purpose
The Indiana Supreme Court is committed to providing meaningful, fair, and effective language access in Indiana courts and actively works to improve access to the state courts for limited English proficient (LEP) individuals and those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The Language Access Advisory Committee was developed from the former Advisory Task Force on Language Access in Indiana Courts. The Committee was created on April 29, 2019 by the Indiana Supreme Court to address the issue of providing effective, fair, and efficient language access in Indiana courts, and to present findings and recommendations to the Indiana Supreme Court on the best method to meet that challenge within Indiana’s judicial system.
Documents
Resources
Language Access Plan for the Indiana Judicial Branch
"I Speak" Language Identification Guides
Minutes
2024
2022
Jill Acklin
Hamilton County Courts
Mag. James Admire
Johnson Superior Court
Davina Brimmer
Director of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Hon. Rebecca Buitendorp
Porter Circuit Court
Valparaiso
Sen. Cyndi Carrasco
Indiana Senate
Jama Chandler
Monroe County Courts
Mag. Michael Douglass
Allen Superior Court
Kristin Garn
Indiana Legal Services, Immigrants' and Language Rights Center
Hon. Jennifer Harrison
Marion Superior Court
Indianapolis
Hon. Brian Hill
Rush Circuit Court
Rushville
Jason Knapp
Federal and state Interpreter
Michael Moore
Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council
Mag. Yoni Moise, Chair
Marion Superior Court
Hon. Nathan Nikirk
Lawrence Circuit Court
Bedford
Lun Kham Pieper
Law Office of Lun Kham Pieper, LLC
Katy Kelley-Rademacher
Easterseals Crossroads
Laura Tomes
Vanderburgh Superior Court - Language Access Coordinator
Mag. Michelle Waymire
Marion Superior Court
Indianapolis
Maria Wildridge
Marion County Prosecutor’s Office
Hon. Brad Woolley
White Superior Court
Hon. Chris Wrede
Vermillion Circuit Court
Newport
Staff Contact
Heather Falks
heather.falks@courts.in.gov
Office of General Counsel
251 N Illinois Street, Suite 1600
Indianapolis, IN 46204
