Indiana Court of Appeals to Hear Oral Arguments at Shepard Academy
Monday, October 7
1:30 p.m.
Randall T. Shepard Academy for Law & Social Justice, Harrison High School, 211 Fielding Rd.
Presenting oral arguments before the Indiana Court of Appeals is usually something seasoned lawyers do, but students enrolled in the EVSC’s Randall T. Shepard Academy for Law and Social Justice will have the opportunity Monday to present oral arguments before the judges as they visit the school. Students will have the opportunity to eat lunch with the judges around 12:30 and then oral arguments will begin around 1:30 p.m.
Media interested in covering the event, must receive permission prior to the event from the Indiana Court of Appeals. Please fax your request to Court Administrator Steve Lancaster, 317-233-4627. In addition, there are some regulations that must be followed:
- All cameras must be tripod-mounted and the operators must remain in place throughout the hearing.
- Camera movement is limited to the judges and the arguing attorneys. No audience shots allowed.
- No flash, strobes or other distracting lights or sounds.
- Cameras and tape recorders cannot be used during the Q/A period that follows oral argument.
- Print journalists don’t have to ask the court’s permission to cover the argument, but the Q/A session is off limits.
