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Language Access Advisory Committee

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
2023
2022

Members

Hon. Brent Dickson, Supreme Court Liaison
Former Chief Justice

Mag. Michael Douglass
Allen Superior Court

Hon. Kimberly Dowling
Delaware Circuit Court

Kristin Garn
Indiana Legal Services, Immigrants' and Language Rights Center

Rhonda Marcum
Indiana Family and Social Services Association

John McGauley
Allen County Courts

Michael Moore
Indiana Public Defenders Council

Hon. Christopher Newton
Vigo Superior Court

Stephanie Ritchie
Easterseals Crossroads

Peter Robbins
Jason Flora Law Office

Hon. Jose Salinas, Chair
Marion Superior Court

Laura Tomes
Vanderburgh Superior Court - Language Access Coordinator

Maria Wildridge
Marion County Prosecutor's Office


Staff Contact

Manpreet Kaur
interpreter@courts.in.gov

Access to Justice Office
251 N Illinois Street, Suite 1600
Indianapolis, IN 46204

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