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Purpose
The Innovation Committee was established by Supreme Court order to:
- analyze the research on justice reform
- assess the impact of reform efforts in other states
- identify, map, and analyze commonalities and differences in subject matter and process in criminal, civil, family, and child welfare justice systems
- identify innovative strategies, such as technology, to manage different case types
- develop specialized procedures for different types of cases involving differing levels of complexity
- evaluate the potential and actual impacts of specialized procedures
- launch pilot projects to test procedures and determine the scalable value of those procedures
- collaborate with and support the Coalition for Court Access (CCA) in areas where the Initiative’s work overlaps with the CCA’s objectives
Members will make recommendations to the Indiana Supreme Court for best practices surrounding Indiana’s judicial system structures and procedures.
Feedback
Let the Innovation Committee know about your ideas for how we can improve your experience in Indiana’s courts. Complete a 5-minute survey to provide your feedback.
Documents
Reports
The committee is directed to provide written reports, with findings and recommendations, to the Supreme Court. The Civil Litigation Taskforce, Family Law Taskforce, and Technology Working Group have submitted reports to the Indiana Supreme Court.
Articles
- "Ready for Liftoff" (Indiana Court Times) – about the creation of the Indiana Innovation Initiative by Chief Innovation Officer Robert Rath
- "No Mountain Too High: Innovation Groups Explore How Courts Can Be Better" (Indiana Court Times) – about the first reports submitted to the Court by Chief Public Information Officer Kathryn Dolan
- "Civil Litigation Taskforce Considers Recommendations to Assist Self-Represented Litigants" (Indiana Court Times) – about the types of innovations considered in civil cases by Judge Kimberly Dowling
Minutes
Pilot Projects
Members
The Innovation Committee was established as a standing Administrative Rule 4 Committee on July 7, 2023.
Staff Contacts
Subcommittees
The Innovation Committee established three subgroups to carry out its work. The Family Law Taskforce and Technology Working Group submitted their reports in March 2021, and the Civil Litigation Taskforce issued its report in February 2022. The Family Law Taskforce continues to meet to implement the recommendations outlined in their report.
New subcommittees are being created under the auspices of the Innovation Committee. The current subcommittees are:
Family Law Taskforce
Online Dispute Resolution Subcommittee
The ODR subcommittee will analyze the current landscape of online dispute resolution across relevant case types and scenarios, in the U.S. or elsewhere. The group will evaluate ODR services sponsored both by courts and by non-judicial entities, prepare a report, and present its recommendations regarding ODR in Indiana to the Innovation Committee in March 2025.