Courts in the Classroom
Supreme Court of Indiana
Division of State Court Administration
30 S. Meridian Street, Ste 500
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Dr. Elizabeth R. Osborn
Coordinator for
Public History and
Education Programs
Pho: 317.233.8682
elizabeth.osborn@courts.IN.gov
Sarah Kidwell
Outreach Coordinator
Pho: 317.234.3055
sarah.kidwell@courts.IN.gov
2011 Outstanding Public
History Project Award
from the National Council
on Public History
Articles on Court History
- The Rule of Law: Series of reforms help courts work toward justice and for the people
Rebecca Helms
Staff Writer, Palladium Item, Richmond, IN - The Indiana Supremes: State's top court places more emphasis on constitutional law
Tracy Warner
The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN
The following articles were originally published in the Indiana Law Review (Vol. 30, No. 1, 1997) and are republished here with permission. Each article focuses on the history of a special facet of the judiciary in Indiana.
- The Importance of Legal History for Modern Lawyering
Hon. Randall T. Shepard [bio]
Chief Justice, Indiana Supreme Court - Thirty Years of the Journey of Indiana's Women Judges: 1964-1994
Hon. Betty Barteau
Senior Judge, Indiana Court of Appeals - The History of the Court of Appeals of Indiana
Hon. Robert H. Staton
Senior Judge, Indiana Court of Appeals - The History of the Indiana Trial Court System and Attempts at Renovation
Hon. John G. Baker [bio]
Judge, Indiana Court of Appeals - Indiana as a Forerunner in the Juvenile Court Movement
Hon. Frank Sullivan, Jr. [bio]
Justice, Indiana Supreme Court - The Indiana Supreme Court and the Struggle Against Slavery
Sandra Boyd Williams
Attorney, Locke Reynolds Boyd & Weisell, Indianapolis - Isaac Blackford: First Man of the Court
Suzann Weber Lupton
Associate, Baker & Daniels - Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices
Minde C. Browning
Former Assistant Director for Readers Services - The Origin and Development of the Indiana Bar Examination
Hon. S. Hugh Dillin
Senior Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana - Lawyers and Judges as Framers of Indiana's 1851 Constitution
Hon. Brent E. Dickson [bio]
Justice, Indiana Supreme Court
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