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Purpose
The Innovation Initiative 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 Initiative 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 Initiative 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
Pilot Projects
Members
See Supreme Court orders from September 24, 2019, October 21, 2019, and January 12, 2021 regarding membership of the Innovation Initiative.
Subcommittees
The Initiative is authorized to create subgroups to carry out its work. The first two subgroups will provide a written report, with findings and recommendations, to the Indiana Innovation Initiative not later than March 1, 2021. The third, the Civil Litigation Taskforce, will provide a written report, with findings and recommendations no later than December 31, 2021. The subgroups are: