…or at least proof that at least one former lawyer is not evil. I am not sure what made me think of this recently. Judge Ernest Jones took office a couple of years ago, if I recall correctly (I may not be recalling correctly). While he was an attorney, he did a lot of divorce [...]
Children’s Home Society, a local social service provider for children, has created a new program to allow supervised visits between children and their parents. There used to be a similar program at the courthouse, but it was discontinued. Supervised visits (necessary when a parent has been accused of abuse or neglect) are often difficult to [...]
The recent hubbub over the Polk County School Board’s refusal to provide personal information about participants in its employee health plan has gotten me thinking about public records disclosure and using the legal system to effectuate social change. If you haven’t been paying attention, here’s what happened:
I previously blogged about a bill that would move many of the functions of the clerk of court to the court administrator in each circuit. I am pleased to report that the bill did not pass in that form, but an amended version (from way back in late March) did pass that gives the court system [...]
The Thomas William Rigterink murder case has generated some press lately because it has been appealed all the way up the the U.S. Supreme Court. The case involves the 2003 murders of two people in Polk County. Rigterink was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. More information about the murders and the history of the [...]