Justices Of The Indiana Supreme Court

Explores the lives of each of the 106 men and women who have been members of the Indiana Supreme Court.

Randall T. Shepard became Chief Justice of Indiana in l987 at the age of 40, then the youngest chief justice in the United States. At the time of his retirement, he was the longest-serving chief justice in the nation. Before joining the Court, Shepard practiced law, served as Executive Assistant to the Mayor of Evansville, acted as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Transportation in Washington, D.C., and served as a trial judge in Vanderburgh County.Chief Justice Shepard graduated cum laude from Princeton University with an A.B. degree and a certificate in urban studies from the Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. In addition, he holds a J.D. (Yale Law School, l972) and an LL.M. (University of Virginia Law School, 1995). In 2009, the American Judicature Society gave him the Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial Excellence.Shepard held several positions of national leadership. He chaired the American Bar Association¿s Appellate Judges Conference, and chaired the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, which oversees the accreditation of the nation's 200 law schools. In 2006, Shepard led the National Conference of Chief Justices. In July 2007, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels named Shepard and former Governor Joseph E. Kernan as co-chairs of the Local Government Reform Commission. Chief Justice Shepard authored some 900 majority opinions for the Indiana Supreme Court. He published more than 64 law review articles in 23 different journals.Shepard¿s principal avocation is historic preservation. He served eleven years as a trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He spent three years as chairman of Indiana Landmarks and presently serves as honorary chairman.

Long regarded as a center for middle-American values, Indiana is also a cultural crossroads that has produced a rich and complex legal and constitutional heritage. The History of Indiana Law traces this history through a series of expert articles by identifying the themes that mark the state’s legal development and establish its place within the broader context of the Midwest and nation. The History of Indiana Law explores the ways in which the state’s legal culture responded to—and at times resisted—the influence of national legal developments, including the tortured history of race relations in Indiana. Legal issues addressed by the contributors include the Indiana constitutional tradition, civil liberties, race, women’s rights, family law, welfare and the poor, education, crime and punishment, juvenile justice, the role of courts and judiciary, and landmark cases. The essays describe how Indiana law has adapted to the needs of an increasingly complex society. The History of Indiana Law is an indispensable reference and invaluable first source to learn about law and society in Indiana during almost two centuries of statehood.

This book provides guidance for judicial officer in the conduct of civil proceedings, from preliminary matters to the conduct of final proceedings and the assessment of damages and costs. It contains concise statements of relevant legal principles, references to legislation, sample orders for judicial official to use where suitable and checklists applicable to various kinds of issues that arise in the course of managing and conducting civil litigation.

Scholars use the most advanced methods in judicial studies to examine the role of Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

The gripping story of the Supreme Court’s transformation from a measured institution of law and justice into a highly politicized body dominated by a right-wing supermajority, told through the dramatic lens of its most transformative year, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning law columnist for The New York Times—with a new preface by the author “A dazzling feat . . . meaty, often scintillating and sometimes scary . . . Greenhouse is a virtuoso of SCOTUS analysis.”—The Washington Post In Justice on the Brink, legendary journalist Linda Greenhouse gives us unique insight into a court under stress, providing the context and brilliant analysis readers of her work in The New York Times have come to expect. In a page-turning narrative, she recounts the twelve months when the court turned its back on its legacy and traditions, abandoning any effort to stay above and separate from politics. With remarkable clarity and deep institutional knowledge, Greenhouse shows the seeds being planted for the court’s eventual overturning of Roe v. Wade, expansion of access to guns, and unprecedented elevation of religious rights in American society. Both a chronicle and a requiem, Justice on the Brink depicts the struggle for the soul of the Supreme Court, and points to the future that awaits all of us.

The Brethren is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court in action. Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong have pierced its secrecy to give us an unprecedented view of the Chief and Associate Justices—maneuvering, arguing, politicking, compromising, and making decisions that affect every major area of American life.