Indiana Trial Court Administration Manual

Division of State Court Administration
Indiana Trial Court Administration Manual
For Judges and Clerks

Summary
Though the Division of State Court Administration, the Indiana Judicial Center, and the Indiana Association of Circuit Court Clerks all provide resources, training, and guidance for newly elected judges and clerks, the sheer amount of information a new judge or clerk needs to do his or her job effectively is significant. There are countless rules, statutes, and standards that a judge or clerk must become familiar with and employ on a regular basis.

This handbook outlines the information that judges and clerks use most often into 34 chapters of summary information on each topic. Every chapter contains links to the full text of code and rule citations, to forms, and to other publications and resources.

Keep in mind that rules and statutes change frequently, so while these chapters are available in PDF format for easy printing, the files on this website will always be the most up-to-date version available.

Chapter	Title	Adobe PDF	Pages
0	Prologue (Table of Contents and Contact Information)		5
1	Initiating a Case & Assigning a Case Number Administrative Rule 8 (and Trial Rule 3)		3
2	Appearances Trial Rule 3.1 and Criminal Rule 2.1		1
3	Filing With the Court: What is Filed and When is it Officially a Part of the Court File (Including Public Access) Trial Rule 5(E), (F) And (G)		4
4	Administrative Rule 9 and Confidentiality: The “Green Paper Rule”		3
5	Confidentiality and Sealed Cases Administrative Rule 9 and I.C. 5-14-3-5.5		1
6	The Chronological Case Summary (CCS) and the Record of Judgments and Orders (RJO) Trial Rule 77: Court Records		2
7	Notice of Rulings, Orders and Judgments Trial Rule 72(D): Trial Court and Clerks		1
8	Tax Sale Filings: Assigning a Case Number		2
9	Processing Tax Warrants		2
10	Depositing Wills with the Circuit Court Clerk		2
11	Change of Judge for Civil and Criminal Cases Trial Rules 76 & 79		2
12	The “Lazy Judge” Rules Trial Rules 53.1 & 53.2		4
13	Protection Orders		6
14	Processing Motor Vehicle Violations SR 16 / BMV Abstracts		2
15	Document Imaging and Microfilming Standards Administrative Rule 6, Court Records Media Storage Standards		2
16	Judicial Record Retention Schedules Administrative Rule 7		2
17	Public Requests for Bulk Distribution and Compiled Information Administrative Rule 9(F)		2
18	Preparation of Statistical Reports: Quarterly and Annual Reports Administrative Rules 1 and 2		3
19	Weighted Caseload Measures and the Quarterly Case Status Report (QCSR)		5
20	Caseload Allocation Plans Administrative Rule 1(E)		5
21	Mandate of Funds Trial Rule 60.5		2
22	Local Court Rules: Primer for Local Rules Adoption, Repeal or Amendment Trial Rule 81		3
23	Senior Judges Administrative Rule 5(B)		5
24	Judge Pro Tempore Trial Rule 63		1
25	Notice of Completion of Clerk’s Record in Appeals Appellate Rule 10(C)		1
26	Court Reporters, Transcript Preparation and Administrative Rule 15		3
27	Transcripts in Appeals Appellate Rules 28 & 30		2
28	Notice of Completion of Transcript in Appeals Appellate Rule 10(D)		1
29	Motions for Extension of Time in Appeals Appellate Rules 10(E) and 11(C)		2
30	Interlocutory Appeals Appellate Rule 14		1
31	Certification of Appellate Opinions and Memorandum Decisions Appellate Rule 65(E)		1
32	Electronic Filing Pilot Projects Administrative Rule 16		1
33	Marriage License e-File System on INcite		1
34	Jury Management System on INcite		1

Last modified on Wednesday, June, 10, 2009

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