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[2] For example, in Howard County, Indiana, with a population of less than 100,000, [3] the Circuit Court is a court of general jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases and exclusive jurisdiction over juvenile cases, [4] while the Superior Court 1 primarily hears criminal drug and domestic violence cases. [5]
The law Courts of Indiana include: State courts of Indiana The E. Ross Adair Federal Building, seat of the Fort Wayne division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Indiana Supreme Court [1] Indiana Court of Appeals (5 districts; previously Indiana Appellate Court) [2] Indiana Tax Court [3] Indiana Circuit Courts (91 ...
The United States District Court for the District of Indiana was established on March 3, 1817, by 3 Stat. 390. [1] [2] The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on April 21, 1928, by 45 Stat. 437. [2] Of all district courts to be subdivided, Indiana existed for the longest time as a single court, 111 years.
The Indiana Supreme Court was established in 1816 when Indiana was granted statehood. The new Court replaced the General Court of the Indiana Territory, which consisted of a three-member panel. Housed in a three-room building it shared with the Indiana legislature, the Court held its first session in Corydon on May 5, 1817. Under the state ...
The Indiana Appellate Court was created by the Indiana General Assembly by statute in 1891. It was originally created to be a temporary appellate court to handle overflow cases from the Indiana Supreme Court. The Appellate Court was not intended to be a permanent institution; the original statute specified that it would only exist for six years.
Runyan v. State , 57 Ind. 80 (1877), was an Indiana court case that argued natural law and a distinct American Mind to reject a duty to retreat when claiming self-defense in a homicide case. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Derek Read Molter (born February 16, 1982) is an American lawyer from Indiana who serves as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court since 2022, after he was appointed by Governor Eric Holcomb. He previously served as a judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals from 2021 to 2022.
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