WILLIAM NANGLE: Make judges follow merit selection law

Justice appears to be running amuck in Indiana.

Judge's view of Lake Juvenile Court dispute is no love letter

CROWN POINT | A contest among Lake Superior Courts judges over who should take over the juvenile justice complex has gotten personal.

RICH JAMES: Pope of Lake County's judiciary claims superiority

If you thought the Vatican was home to the greatest concentration of power in the world, you'd better think again.

'Nose Doc' patient wins $450,000 in civil lawsuit

CROWN POINT | A Lake Superior Court jury has awarded $450,000 in damages to a former Lowell man for injuries he suffered as a patient of former Merrillville “Nose Doc” Mark Weinberger.

EDITORIAL: Demerits to Lake judges for disobeying law

Lake County's judicial selection process is a model the rest of the state should follow. It is shameful that some of Lake County's judges are attempting to circumvent it.

Chief judge to respond to call for merit selection to replace Bonaventura

Chief Judge John Pera said he is preparing a written response to Lake Juvenile Court Judge Mary Beth Bonaventura's letters seeking intervention from the Indiana Supreme Court.

Seniority rules among judges who may take juvenile court vacancy

CROWN POINT | One of about a dozen Lake Superior Court judges will be first in line to take over a juvenile court system any politician would consider one of the sweetest plums in Lake County's patronage empire.

Lake County leaders give governor high marks for Bonaventura selection

CROWN POINT | Leaders of Lake County's law enforcement and legal communities cheered Lake Juvenile Court Judge Mary Beth Bonaventura's appointment to oversee the investigation of child abuse and neglect.

Lake County judges rebuff new nepotism law

CROWN POINT | Lake County judges are declaring their independence from the state's new nepotism law.

Tax sale purchase pays off big

INDIANAPOLIS | It's not quite the Mega Millions jackpot, but the Indiana Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a Lake County jury verdict awarding a Crown Point man $332,172 for 5.2 acres of Hammond land he purchased for $3,900 at a county tax sale.

Gary native takes helm as Indiana's acting chief justice

INDIANAPOLIS | A Northwest Indiana native is the top judge in the state.

Technology enables The Times to webcast Lake County courts

INDIANAPOLIS | Changes in technology are partially responsible for The Times winning approval from the Indiana Supreme Court to broadcast trials on nwi.com from three Lake County courtrooms.

The Times to webcast Lake County trials

INDIANAPOLIS | The Times soon will begin broadcasting Lake County civil court hearings on its website, nwi.com, as part of a pilot project intended to bring courts closer to residents.

Judge tosses injunction sought by ousted E.C. library officials

EAST CHICAGO | Administration of the East Chicago Public Library will remain unchanged at least for another month after an emergency injunction sought by ousted library officials was rejected in court Wednesday.

Budgets cuts end in a hungry jury in Lake County civil court

CROWN POINT | It's feast or famine for Lake County's jurors.

MARK KIESLING: Maybe it's time for new musical chairs

It's been popular in the past to criticize the musical chairs style of Lake County politics in which candidates merely move from one office to another.