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Sunday, November 20, 2005
Ind. Courts - More on the Prohibition against Cameras in the Indiana Trial Courts
In the ILB entry on cameras in the courtroom yesterday, I wrote:
Although the Journal Gazette states "The Indiana Judicial Code bars cameras from all local trial proceedings," I have been so far unable to locate the prohibition in the rules.Thanks to an ILB reader for pointing me to Canon 3 of the Indiana Canons of Judicial Ethics:
Indiana Rules of Court Code of Judicial Conduct
CANON 3. A Judge Shall Perform the Duties of Judicial Office Impartially and Diligently
B. Adjudicative Responsibilities. * * *
(13) A judge should prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroom and areas immediately adjacent thereto during sessions of court or recesses between sessions, except that a judge may authorize:
(a) the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence, for the perpetuation of a record, or for other purposes of judicial administration;(b) the broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of investitive, ceremonial, or naturalization proceedings;
(c) the photographic or electronic recording and reproduction of appropriate court proceedings under the following conditions:
(i) the means of recording will not distract participants or impair the dignity of the proceedings;(ii) the parties have consented, and the consent to being depicted or recorded has been obtained from each witness appearing in the recording and reproduction;
(iii) the reproduction will not be exhibited until after the proceeding has been concluded and all direct appeals have been exhausted; and
(iv) the reproduction will be exhibited only for instructional purposes in educational institutions.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 20, 2005 10:11 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts