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Purpose
In June of 2008, Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard convened the Board of Directors of the Judicial Conference for a Strategic Planning Retreat. The goal was to create a strategic planning process for the Judicial Conference Board and Judiciary of the State of Indiana. Chief Justice Shepard then asked the Judicial Conference Board to elect six members to the Strategic Planning Committee, and he appointed three additional members to the Committee. Starting in December 2008 the Committee held fifteen meetings across Indiana, which all judges were invited to attend. The resulting 27-page document is a blueprint for excellence that details the Judiciary’s shared vision for the future. The mission of the strategic plan is to improve Indiana’s justice system by assisting with the resolution of disputes under the rule of law while protecting individual rights and liberties in a fair, impartial, equally accessible, prompt, professional, and efficient manner.
Documents
2020 Forward & Executive Summary
The Judicial Conference of Indiana’s Strategic Plan for the Next Decade. Charting an approach for greater accountability and enhanced access to justice in Indiana.
The Next Step to a New Way Forward
A follow-up to the Strategic Planning Committee's white paper, A New Way Forward. The update includes information on the plan to create a 21st century court system
A New Way Forward
A Blueprint for Excellence and Greater Accountability: Enhanced Access to Justice in Indiana's Judicial System
Hon. Rehana Adat-Lopez
Lake Superior Court
Crown Point
Hon. Jonathan Cleary, Co-Chair
Dearborn Superior Court
Lawrenceburg
Hon. Jennifer DeGroote
Allen Superior Court
Fort Wayne
Hon. William C. Fee
Steuben Superior Court
Angola
Hon. Peter Foley
Indiana Court of Appeals
Indianapolis
Hon. Maria Granger
Floyd Superior Court
New Albany
Hon. Lucy Goffinet
Perry Circuit Court
Tell City
Hon. Marie Kern
Marion Superior Court
Indianapolis
Hon. Hunter Reece, Co-Chair
Warren Circuit Court
Williamsport
Hon. Matthew Sarber
Marshall Superior Court
Plymouth
Hon. Stephanie Steele
St. Joseph Superior Court
South Bend
Justin Forkner, Chief Administrative Officer
Office Judicial Administration
justin.forkner@courts.in.gov
Michelle C. Goodman, Staff Attorney
Indiana Office of Court Services
michelle.goodman@courts.in.gov
Kathryn Dolan, Public Information Officer
Office of Communication, Education, and Outreach
kathryn.dolan@courts.in.gov
