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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
Read the Indiana CourtTimes story about the Indiana Innovation Initiative by Chief Innovation Officer Robert Rath.
The Initiative is directed to provide a written report, with findings and recommendations, to the Supreme Court no later than July 1, 2021. See Supreme Court orders from September 24, 2019 and October 21, 2019 regarding membership of the Innovation Initiative.
Members
Hon. Steven David, Chair
Indiana Supreme Court
Mag. Molly Briles
Vanderburgh Superior Court
Russell Brown
Clark, Quinn, Moses, Scott & Grahn, LLP
Bernice Corley
Indiana Public Defender Council
Mary DePrez
Office of Judicial Administration
Justin Forkner
Office of Judicial Administration
John Franklin Hay
Near East Area Renewal
Angka Hinshaw
Marion County Public Defender Agency
Hon. Matthew Kincaid
Boone Superior Court
Eric Koch
Indiana State Senate
Jeremy Mull
Clark County Prosecutor
Jaime Oss
Huelat & Mack
Joseph Skeel
Indiana State Bar Association
Chasity Thompson
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Michael Tolbert
Tolbert & Tolbert LLC
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 first two subgroups are:
Family Law Task Force
Hon. Elizabeth Tavitas, Chair
Indiana Court of Appeals
Amy Applegate
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Lindsay Faulkenberg
Kids Voice of Indiana
Hon. William Fee
Steuben Superior Court
Hon. Alicia Gooden
Marion Superior Court
Leslie Craig Henderzahs
Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim
Michael Jenuwine
Notre Dame Law School
Heather Kestian
Department of Child Services
Kelly Lonnberg
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Debra Lynch Dubovich
Levy & Dubovich
Dr. Jill Miller
Northwest Psychological Services, P.C.
Hon. Lakshmi Reddy
Vigo Superior Court
Marilyn Smith
Indiana Bar Foundation
Hon. Catherine Stafford
Monroe Circuit Court
Tara Tauber
Tauber Law Offices
Jacob Taulman
Jasper County Prosecutor
Scott Wylie
Pro Bono Indiana
Technology Working Group
Robert Rath, Chair
Indiana Office of Judicial Administration
Hon. Kimberly Bacon
Lawrence Township Small Claims Court
Josh Brown
Cohen, Garelick, & Glazier PC
Jared Linder
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Michael Moore
Indiana Public Defender Council
Daniel Murrie
Daviess County Prosecutor
Janelle O'Malley
Indiana Office of Judicial Administration
Anjanette (Angie) Raymond
Indiana University Kelley School of Business
Hon. David Riggins
Shelby Superior Court
Hon. Jeffrey Sanford
St. Joseph Superior Court
Roger Schmenner
Indiana University Kelley School of Business
Scott J. Shackelford
Indiana University Kelley School of Business and Maurer School of Law
Emily Storm-Smith
Strada Education Network, Inc.
Amitav Thamba
Marion Superior Court
Jeffrey S. Ton
Ton Enterprises LLC
Seth R. Wilson
Adler Attorneys
Staff Contact
Robert Rath, Chief Innovation Officer
Indiana Office of Judicial Administration
317-232-2542
robert.rath@courts.in.gov