In Re Kouros

JUDICIAL DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Introduction

The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications ("Commission") has brought a disciplinary action in this Court under Article 7, Section 4 of the Indiana Constitution against Judge Joan Kouros, Judge of the Lake Superior Court, Criminal Division 3. It has asked for her removal.

The evidence demonstrates that over a substantial period of time, involving a large number of litigants, Judge Kouros has proved either unable or unwilling to issue timely and documented decisions in the cases assigned to her, causing real-life consequences for those whose…