Active Circuit judge
Porter County Circuit Court
Indiana · Porter County
Overview
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Before you appear
Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.
Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.
Presentation rules
Indiana Rule 2.17 lets a judge authorize electronic or photographic means for evidence presentation, record perpetuation, or judicial administration.
a judge may authorize: (1) the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Indiana courtroom broadcasting, recording, digital streaming, and photography require judicial authorization under Rule 2.17.
No broadcast of a court proceeding is allowed without authorization from the judge.
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Indiana courts may conduct non-testimonial hearings or conferences remotely on request or on the court's own order.
a court may, upon request or on its own order, conduct the hearing or conference as a remote proceeding
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Indiana testimonial proceedings are presumptively in person unless good cause is shown or the parties agree to remote participation.
A court must conduct all testimonial proceedings in person except that a court may conduct the proceedings remotely
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Indiana's public cameras guidance states that local judicial officers have discretion to authorize news-media cameras in non-confidential trial-court proceedings.
Judicial officers around the state have the authority to allow news media into their courtrooms
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Courtroom technology
Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.
Published opinion footprint
This does not mean the judge has no published opinions or no caseload. KYJ will only show opinion counts after transparent, source-linked CourtListener matching is available.
Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.in.gov/dA/73fb234765/court-directory.pdf?language_id=1Statewide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/judicial-conduct/rule2-17/current.htmStatewide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/admin/rule14/current.htmStatewide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.in.gov/courts/cameras/Change history
Identity imported from Indiana Judicial Branch. 5 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.