Supreme Court of Indiana

GPTKB entity

Statements (73)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:appeals_to From lower courts
gptkbp:case_number Can conduct investigations
Can impose sanctions
Can impose fines
Judicial review authority
Can advocate for judicial independence
Can appoint court administrators
Can appoint special judges
Can appoint special prosecutors
Can collaborate with other branches of government
Can compel testimony
Can conduct public forums
Can create rules for practice and procedure
Can develop educational materials
Can discipline attorneys
Can engage in public outreach
Can establish court rules
Can establish task forces
Can grant clemency
Can grant rehearings
Can hold hearings
Can issue advisory opinions
Can issue injunctions
Can issue reports on judicial performance
Can issue subpoenas
Can issue writs of certiorari
Can oversee judicial elections
Can oversee lower courts
Can participate in community events
Can promote access to justice
Can promote diversity in the judiciary
Can provide legal education
Can recommend legislation
Can rule on constitutionality of laws
Can support judicial training programs
Can support legal aid organizations
Established under the Indiana Constitution
Expanded to five justices in 1970
First court established in Indiana
Can conduct surveys on public perception of the judiciary
Judges serve ten-year terms
Judicial Nominating Commission established
Justices are elected by the public
Originally had three justices
Can provide resources for self-represented litigants
gptkbp:case_types Civil cases
Criminal cases
Constitutional law cases
Administrative law cases
gptkbp:court gptkb:State_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:decided_by Final appellate jurisdiction
gptkbp:established 1816
gptkbp:function Interpret state laws
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Indianapolis,_Indiana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supreme Court of Indiana
gptkbp:judges gptkb:5
gptkb:Loretta_H._Rush
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:State_of_Indiana
gptkbp:location gptkb:Indiana
gptkbp:notable_case gptkb:Baker_v._State
gptkb:Hollis_v._State
gptkb:Indiana_v._Edwards
gptkb:State_v._Smith
gptkb:State_v._Jones
gptkb:State_v._Mc_Carty
gptkb:State_v._Johnson
gptkb:State_v._Brown
gptkb:Harris_v._State
gptkbp:precedent Binding on lower courts
gptkbp:website in.gov/judiciary/supreme
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Schneider_v._State
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5