FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KOCH REVIEWS STATE COURT SYSTEM: State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) questions witnesses at the Sept. 15 meeting of the Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary. The committee heard testimony from Associate Supreme Court Justice Christopher Goff and Marshall County Superior Court No. 3 Judge Matthew Sarber regarding Indiana trial court caseload measures that track judicial resource needs. The committee also discussed the effectiveness of those measures and different criteria to evaluate court caseloads. Over one million new cases are filed each year in Indiana, which is served by 485 full-time judicial officers. Interim study committees are used by the General Assembly to hear testimony and prepare legislation in advance of the legislative session. Koch is the Ranking Majority Member of the Indiana Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
-30-
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) represents Senate District 44,
which includes Brown, Jackson, Lawrence and Orange counties, and portions of Monroe County.
Click here to download a high-resolution photo.
Contact: Elijah Roberson, Press Secretary
Elijah.Roberson@iga.in.gov
317-232-9498
