Courts FAQs
General Support
- Support Chat
- Where I can find basic information about how Indiana's courts are organized?
- Need Help? Have problems? Who do I call? What Agency?
- How can I access documents in my case?
- Why are my court documents online?
- What information is available on the mycase.in.gov case search?
Self-Service Legal Center
- Can a law school help me with my legal needs?
- Are there forms on the Court website for an appeal?
- Are there forms on the Supreme Court website dealing with divorce?
- Are there forms on the Supreme Court website to lower or increase the amount of child support?
- Can I get a credit on my child support when I have been giving the custodial parent money directly?
- Can I look up my trial court case and find my next court date?
E-filing
- What do I need to know when e-filing an appeal in a case that was confidential in the trial court?
- How do I remove an e-filing service contact from a court case?
- After a document is e-filed to a court and the submission is then cancelled, does the person who is receiving service on the document get two notices (submission, then cancellation)?
- Can I e-file a confidential document to a court?
- Can I have more than one user account for the court e-filing system?
- How can I register to use Indiana's statewide court e-filing system?
Appellate Clerk
- How do I place my attorney license on inactive status or retire if I am over 65?
- How can I find information about a case pending in a trial court?
- How do I obtain an attorney Certificate of Good Standing?
- How do I order a replacement attorney bar card?
- If I submit a document to the Appellate Clerk's Office for filing by mail, is it considered "filed" when it is mailed?
- Where can I find help on filing documents with the Appellate Clerk's Office, such as hours of operation, fees, number of copies, binding, and page requirements,?
Office of Court Services
- Are probation officers entitled to the raises that other county employees get?
- How many continuing judicial education (CJE) hours are required each year for justices of the Indiana Supreme Court, judges of the Indiana Court of Appeals and Tax Court, trial judges, magistrates, and full-time commissioners or referees?
- What are the different Court Improvement Program (CIP) grants available?
- What are the qualifications to be a probation officer in Indiana?
- What are timeliness measures?
- What is a court alcohol and drug program?
Office of Admissions & Continuing Education
- What are Indiana's CLE requirements for attorneys?
- Is the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education the same as ICLEF?
- Do I need new fingerprints and a new Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) record from my current state for the Indiana Bar Examination if I am a repeat taker?
- How is CLE teaching credit figured by the Commission for Continuing Legal Education?
- Do I need to submit three reference letters with my application to the bar?
- How can I verify that my CLE credit has been reported if I recently attended a CLE course?
Indiana Supreme Court
- Can I visit the Indiana Supreme Court courtroom?
- How many cases did the Indiana Supreme Court decide last year?
- The chronological case summary says a case was "transmitted on transfer." Does that mean the Supreme Court is going to decide the case?
- Can I attend an Indiana Supreme Court oral argument?
Court of Appeals
- Can I attend a Court of Appeals oral argument?
- Can I represent myself in an appeal without an attorney?
- How can I obtain a copy of a document filed in an appeal?
- How do I initiate an appeal before the Indiana Court of Appeals or the Indiana Supreme Court or petition for transfer to the Indiana Supreme Court?
- How do three-judge panels work for deciding cases in the Court of Appeals?
- How is a party notified of the court's decision in an appeal?
Disciplinary Commission
- How do I find out the disciplinary history of my lawyer or a lawyer I am thinking about hiring?
- If I come to Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (JLAP) for assistance, will it be reported to my employer or the Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission?
- What are some examples of rule violations for which lawyers may be disciplined?
- What do I do if I have a complaint against a lawyer?
- Who may file a grievance against a lawyer?
- Will the Disciplinary Commission act as my attorney or give me legal advice?
Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program
- Are Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program's (JLAP) services confidential?
- Can I volunteer or help Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (JLAP) in another way?
- Does the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (JLAP) provide legal services?
- Is the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (JLAP) office located with the other Indiana Supreme Court agencies?
- Is there a fee to meet with a Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (JLAP) staff member?
- Who are Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program's (JLAP) clients and what services does JLAP offer?