For Immediate Release | October 7, 2024
Statistics and highlights of Indiana Supreme Court work available online
The Indiana Supreme Court annual report is available online. Chief Justice Loretta Rush will speak to media about the report on Tuesday, October 15 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern) in the Supreme Court conference room (State House Room 319). Press interested in attending should RSVP to Sarah.Kidwell@courts.in.gov.
The 60+ page Supreme Court annual report provides information about the work of the court and its affiliated agencies during the fiscal year (July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024). In addition to providing statistics on the cases considered by the court, the report also details the administrative work of the judicial branch.
Some of the information included in the data, milestones, and important projects, include:
- The five justices reviewed more than 735 cases, heard 44 oral arguments, and handed down 47 majority opinions
- 60% of all court opinions were unanimous
- A 23-member Commission on Indiana's Legal Future was established to investigate solutions for the state's attorney shortage
- Over 60% of requests for cameras in trial courts were accepted by local judges
- Users accessed mycase.in.gov a total of 54 million times
- Over 23,000 continuing legal education courses were accredited by the Office of Admissions and Continuing Education
- Courts made 8,100 calls to Language Line for telephone interpreter services
- Nearly 1,200 hours of training was offered to judicial officers and other justice system stakeholders
Past annual reports can be found at courts.in.gov/supreme/annual-reports/.
Contact
Kathryn Dolan, Chief Public Information Officer
317-234-4722
kathryn.dolan@courts.in.gov