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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Ind. Courts - More on: Information about appellate jurists on the November ballot

Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 2, a press release posted late yesterday on the Court website, announces: "New Website Allows Voters to Learn About Indiana Supreme Court and Appellate Judges Who Are Up for Retention."

Voters can surf the web to learn about judges who are on the retention ballot in November. A new website has been created to help voters make informed decisions. The site is designed to give voters access to biographical information about the judges and details about the decisions they have made while serving on the bench. * * *

The website is designed to be user-friendly with a number of ways for voters to learn about judges. Visitors to the site can watch appellate cases unfold first-hand. Video of oral arguments are webcast live and later archived. The retention website allows voters to watch those arguments. Voters can also search a database of judicial opinions. Opinions are the written decisions of a case. With the new website, voters will be able to read opinions written by judges on the retention ballot.

Access the Court's Retention Website here.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 7, 2008 01:12 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts | Judicial Retention