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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Ind. Courts - Carroll County judges find their voice

Beginning with this ILB entry, headed "Judicial mandate mentioned in Carroll County," the ILB thus far has had four entries on the current Carroll County budget dispute. The others were posted: April 9th, April 16th, and May 1st. All but the first are based on reports in the Carroll County Comet on Carroll County council meetings.

Last evening the ILB received this note from Judge Jeffrey R. Smith, Carroll Superior Court:

Dear Ms. Oddi,

I note that you have covered the most recent dispute between the Carroll County judges and the county council. I thought you might be interested in the ad that Judge Currie and I have placed for publication in the Carroll County Comet on Wednesday of this week. I have attached a copy in PDF format.

Also, in part inspired by your blog, we have created our own blog to better inform the Citizens of Carroll County of the issues. You can find it at here.

I certainly appreciate your Indiana Law Blog. It is an excellent resource for Indiana attorneys and judges. Thanks.

Here is the "ad" placed in the Comet by Carroll County's only two county judges -- it is more of an information piece.

The new Carroll County Courts blog is very nicely done. Answering the question - Why a Blog? - a sidebar explains:

It has been difficult for us to adequately convey our position and provide important information to the citizens of Carroll County through local media. It is our hope that through this Blog you will be better informed about the business of the Carroll County Courts.

While we are initially focusing upon budgetary issues, we intend to use this Blog to provide other information about the courts and legal system in the future.

The ILB has been following county disputes involving judicial mandates for five years now. Here is a list of the entries.

Also of interest, my review of judicial mandate in Indiana: "Separation of Powers in the County Courthouse," 49 Res Gestae 2 (Sept. 2005), pp. 17-19. Access it here.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 6, 2008 12:06 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts