On September 10, the Indiana Supreme Court released its annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. The report is full of interesting statistics, information about the court’s activities and several pictures. This post offers a few highlights.

No, the court did not "use" the poop emoji in the same way you or I would with friends and family. Rather, the court reproduced the poop emoji in a quote posted by one of the litigants to a Facebook group.

Lake Superior Judge Elizabeth Tavitas was on the bench on July 18 when her phone rang with a message that would change her career. It was a call from Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, informing her that she had been selected as Indiana’s next Court of Appeals judge

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has become quite the pop icon. She is the subject of a documentary and picked up the moniker Notorious RBG. Tumblr memes abound. When she gives talks to various groups, she is given the rock star treatment. She takes this all in humble stride, but even she thinks getting a tattoo of her face might be taking it a little too far. 

Six of the 12 applicants who applied to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Indiana Court of Appeals have been selected as semi-finalists who will participate in a second round of interviews later this month.

The Office of Judicial Administration recently proposed amendments to Criminal Rule 2.1 and Trial Rule 3.1 that would require cell phone numbers to be included on appearances. The Indianapolis Bar Association surveyed attorney members on this change and subsequently, through the association's board of directors, submitted comment on the proposed amendments to the Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure

Recently, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that the Indiana Civil Protection Order Act ("CPOA") can be used by a school district to obtain a protective order against a person that poses a threat to students.

The Judicial Nominating Commission received twelve applications for the upcoming Court of Appeals of Indiana vacancy. The following attorneys and judges have applied for the seat which will be available when Judge Michael Barnes retires this summer.

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has given notice of proposed modifications to Circuit Rule 10 and the recision of Circuit Rule 11.

Of particular interest to appellate practitioners will be the civil breakout session on Monday afternoon, April 30, where a panel of speakers, including the Honorable Diane Sykes of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, will be presenting a review of Seventh Circuit decisions.