Marion County Court

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Marion County is located in Indiana, and at the 2020 census had a population of 977,203. It is the most populated county in the state and the 51st most populated county in the Country. The county seat is Indianapolis, the state capital and most populated city. Marion County is consolidated with Indianapolis through an arrangement called Unigov.

Marion County was created on April 1, 1822, and was purchased from the Lenape by the Treaty of St. Mary’s. When the capital was moved to Indianapolis, a rapid period of growth started in the state.

Marion County is very conservative but is becoming more liberal. Indiana is not a death penalty state except for murder.
Courthouse

The Marion County Courthouse is fairly new. It is a 12-story building at Southeastern Avenue and East Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive. The building moved from downtown Indianapolis to the southeast side will house all the courts, including the juvenile courts.

County Clerk

The County Clerk of Marion County, Indiana, is Kate Sweeney Bell. She has been an elected official for two years. She can be reached by phone at 317-327-4740. The duties of the Clerk, as established by the Indiana State Constitution, is to serve as the record keeper for the constitutionally created Circuit Court. The clerk is also the Secretary to the County Elections board and serves as trustee of child support collections. The clerk also acts as the chief financial officer to the courts, collects and disburses, and reconciles monies related to court cases.

The clerk also collects filing fees, court costs, and judgment monies in civil cases. The clerk collects fees and fines for the city, county, and state jurisdictions, deferral and pretrial division fees, bail bond monies, restitution, and probation-related fees.

There are many divisions in the clerk’s office, including child support, court filing, records department and microfilm library, criminal division, domestic relations counseling bureau, family court, probate court election board, and marriage licenses.

District Court

Marion County, Indiana, is in Judicial District 13, the only county in this district. A superior court, a circuit court, and a small claims court serve Marion County. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is the federal court with jurisdiction in Marion County.

Superior or Central Magistrate Court

Superior Court in Marion County, Indiana, approves local court rules in the areas of special judges in civil and criminal cases, court reporter services, caseload allocation plan, and service as an acting judge in another court county or district. The Chief Justice is Loretta H. Rush. Occasionally, the court schedules arguments outside the capitol building for the press, students, and the public.

The Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state and the last resort for those who need interpretation of Indiana’s law, constitution, and safeguards. There are five justices, which are chosen by “merit selection” with input from citizens. To be on the Supreme Court, a judge must have practiced law in Indiana for at least ten years or been a judge at a lower court.

The contact information is:
Indiana Supreme Court
315 Indiana State House
200 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-2540
Circuit Court
Marion County’s Circuit Court is located at:
City-County Building
200 E. Washington St.
Suite 122
Suite W122 Indianapolis, In 46204
317-327-4740

The Circuit Court hears all civil cases over $300, felonies and misdemeanors, proceeding in quo warranto, prohibition, and certiorari cases. It also hears appeals from magistrate courts, municipal courts, and administrative agencies. Most records are available online to the public.

Civil Court

Marion Superior Court’s Civil Division handles general civil cases, juvenile cases, probate, environmental cases, and domestic relations matters. To find information on a case in civil court, you will need the case number or citation number, the court, and check whether you are looking for criminal, civil, family, probate, appellate, or commercial cases.

Felony Drug Court

Felony Drug Court in Marion County is a year-long program designed to help heavy drug users charged with felonies get back on track. The offenders are recommended for the program by a Marion County deputy prosecutor. There are three phases to the court:

• 1-4 months, defendants go to court weekly.
• In 4-8 months, defendants go to court bi-weekly.
• 8-12 months defendants to court monthly.

Defendants are drug tested twice a week, must stay in communication with lawyers and case managers, and engage in treatment. The drug court is very rigorous, and once offenders have successfully completed the program, all charges are dropped.
There are three outcomes to felony drug court:

• Death
• Jail
• Being miserable

While offenders are in drug court, they are treated like human beings and given every possible reward.

Administration
Mayor Joe Hogsett
County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell 317-327-4740
County Attorney Ryan Mears 317-327-3522
Sheriff Kerry J. Forestal 317-327-1700
County Commissioners Myla A Eldridge
Joseph P. O’Connor
Barbara A. Lawrence
Judges in the Supreme Court Loretta H. Rush
Mark S. Massa
Geoffrey G. Slaughter
Christopher M. Goff
Derek R. Molter
Judges in Circuit Court Theodore M. Sosin 317-327-4010
Judges in Superior Court Ross F. Anderson 317-232-2542 Cynthia J. Ayers
Susan. Boatright
Lisa F. Borges
Marshelle D. Broadwell
Linda E. Brown
Roseanne T. Ang