Some of the topics of discussion include opioid abuse, violence in the community, and overcrowding at schools. B), asking this Court to prohibit respondent court from exercising further jurisdiction in cause No. Ashley Reynolds, ext. Relator, a resident of Texas, had been awarded custody of her two children in a Texas divorce decree and thereafter those children resided in Texas. In 1977, Indiana adopted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (U. C. J. Michelle M. Schafer. Williamson County Courthouse.
But because we do not have a certified trial court record before us, and because these issues are not specifically argued before us, we will defer to respondents' implicit judgment regarding jurisdiction under Section 3 of the Act. County Judge Lori Cotton easily won re-election Tuesday, while Renee Thompson and LeAnn Mackey-Barnes will face each other in a November runoff to see who will take the Group 1 county judge seat. Gregory F. Hahn and William T. Rosenbaum, Dillon, Hardamon & Cohen, Indianapolis, for respondents. Absent some "significant connection" with the state of Ohio, the Best decision would be proper under our law. That way, she said she's on top of the cases and nothing "slips through the cracks. The evidence is undisputed that, at the time of the filing of the action in respondent court, a custody proceeding concerning the two Marcrum children was pending in the Harris County, Texas 312th Judicial Court. Employed as a lawyer advising the Marion County Board of County Commissioners, Harris has previously worked for several entities. Our statute calls for recognition of an out-of-state custody decree "which was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards" of this Act. Silver Springs Shores Community Center: 590 Silver Road, Ocala. Judge Briones and her husband live in Houston with their three daughters.
"(b) Before hearing the petition in a custody proceeding the court shall examine the pleadings and other information supplied by the parties under section 9 of this chapter and shall consult the child custody registry established under section 16 of this chapter concerning the pendency of proceedings with respect to the child in other states. OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Candidates for elected office are gathering to discuss issues impacting the area at the Marion County Political Forum on Tuesday evening. Memberships and organizations: Inns of Court; Florida Association of County Attorneys; National Bar Association; 100 Black Men of Greater Florida; NAACP; Boy Scouts of America, North Florida Council; Marion County Cattlemen's Association; Southeastern Brangus Breeders Association; Harris Land & Cattle Company. District 3: Eric Cummins, Steve Swett. Young v. District Court, (1977) 194 Colo. 140, 570 P. 2d 249. A sitting judge faces opposition from a former colleague for one of two county judge seats being contested in the Aug. 23 election. GIVAN, C. J., and PRENTICE and PIVARNIK, JJ., concur. Harris, who once was a private lawyer, now is one of several attorneys advising the Marion County Board of County Commissioners. "It was very quick, " she said, making reference to sitting on the bench in two weeks after her departure from the SAO in May 2021. Marion County Board of County Commissioners. We have noted above that Texas has jurisdiction under the jurisdictional prerequisites of Section 3.
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014. Cotton said voters can expect her to be committed and dedicated to her job because she wants to make the community a better place. 1] He was appointed to the court by former Governor George W. Bush in 1995. That decree was made in the Harris County, Texas court in 1977. Contact Austin L. Miller at or @almillerosb. Freedom Public Library: 5870 SW 95th St., Ocala. STATE of Indiana On the Relation of Erma Jean Marcrum, Relator, v. The MARION COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, Civil Division, Room No. County judges serve six-year terms and earn a salary of $156, 377 per year. After graduating from Yale Law School, she practiced litigation and tax law at Vinson & Elkins, LLP before serving as the General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of a national nonprofit. In the Best case, the Court of Civil Appeals held that an Ohio court did not have jurisdiction to grant custody of children to the father when both the mother and children were residents of Texas. DeBRULER, Justice, dissenting.
Prior to his time with the Office of the State Attorney, Harris worked for a private firm dealing with personal injury cases. Prior to his legal career, Harris was a police officer in Arlington, TX. Cotton has been a judge a little more than a year. There has already been a decree determining custody of the Marcrum children. "I'm excited to move on to the November election and grateful to the voters and supporters for showing their support, " Renee Thompson said. "(a) If a court of another state has made a custody decree, a court of this state shall not modify that decree unless (1) it appears to the court of this state that the court which rendered the decree does not now have jurisdiction under jurisdictional prerequisites substantially in accordance with this chapter or has declined to assume jurisdiction to modify the decree and (2) the court of this state has jurisdiction. As pointed out by the majority Judge Frank granted permanent custody to James Marcrum on September 25, 1979. Ruse had 11, 571 votes or 23. He was re-elected in 2014 for a term that expired on December 31, 2018. Family: Married with three daughters and two stepchildren. "It was tears, " she said. As a judge, she said she has the opportunity to teach young lawyers coming through the system similarly to when she was trying cases in county court.
A., the case gives no indication of the manner in which the Harris County, Texas court exercised jurisdiction in the custody modification proceeding pending before it in 1978 and 1979. Additionally, his personnel file shows during his time with the Office of the State Attorney, Harris received satisfactory reviews and individual scores that correlated to either performance above expectations or extraordinary performance. About the candidates. By the time I left, I had learned a lot, " Cotton said. Primary Election Day is Aug. 23. The winner will serve a six-year term with an annual salary of $156, 377. He also sits on the Marion County Professionalism Panel, Professionalism Conference Committee, and is a member of the Middle District of Florida Merit Selection Panel. If the petitioner has violated any other provision *811 of a custody decree of another state the court may decline to exercise its jurisdiction if this is just and proper under the circumstances. Marion County Political Forum. Section 6 of the Act does not appear to be the proper statutory authority under which this case should be determined.
Why Harris wants to be a judge. Harris said he wants to become a county judge because he feels he has the temperament and experience. Respondents are hereby prohibited from exercising further jurisdiction or any further action to enforce the orders entered in said cause. I want to take it to the people, " Harris said on why he has decided to run. Assistant State's Attorney. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas. When he instituted the later Indiana proceeding he was not seeking to avoid an assertion of jurisdiction over him in the Texas proceedings, but was seeking to invoke jurisdiction of yet another court in service of his claim. Supervisor: Judi Kee. The experience I have in the civil and criminal areas both representing persons and representing the state of Florida, I think I've seen pretty much everything that would appear before me in County Court, " he said. Barner v. White Circuit Court, (1958) 237 Ind. Mackey-Barnes, Ruse and Thompson were in a three-way contest to fill the spot that will soon be vacated by sitting County Judge Jim McCune, who's slated to depart at the end of the year. Supreme Court of Indiana. Family: Married with two daughters.
"The Act is not a reciprocal law. Her transition from being a prosecutor to wearing the black robe was swift, she said. Consequently, we will look to the jurisprudence of other states which have adopted the U. as well as commentaries relating to the uniform act. If elected, Harris said he would follow the law, emphasize technology for court hearings and remain "willing to listen to the people. TV20′s Julia Laude is moderating the event at the Church of Hope in Ocala, which starts at 6:00 p. m. Along with WCJB TV20, Dillon Media and the Ocala Chamber and Economic Partnership have worked for weeks to put the event together.
District 4: Keith A. Poole, Rachel Sams, Carl Zalak III. Work experience: County Court judge, 2021 to present; State Attorney's Office, 2001-2021. Harris' family has been in Marion County for over a hundred years, farming, ranching, and running a cattle operation, he said. Marcrum withdrew his modification action from the court which rendered the decree in Texas and, therefore, that court had no call to assume jurisdiction. The issues we must determine are (a) whether the Texas court exercised jurisdiction substantially in conformity with the Act; and (b) whether the proceeding in the Texas court had, in effect, been stayed because the respondent court was the more appropriate forum or for other reasons. Respondents are hereby mandated to expunge from the records of said cause the orders of June 25, 1979, September 28, 1979, and all other orders affecting custody of the Marcrum children. Texas courts retain jurisdiction over their child custody decrees. Jurisdiction competition and conflict and the shifting of children from state to state are primarily the result of forum shopping and "childnapping" on the part of individuals who are unwilling to accept the judgment of a court. 579, 550 P. 2d 445, reversed on other grounds 276 Or. In my view the dismissal of the entire Texas proceedings served the same purpose underlying this provision of the statute as a stay of those proceedings would have had.
One was prosecuting cases involving juveniles, whether felony or misdemeanor. Judicial races are non-partisan. At the time James Marcrum filed his motion to dismiss in Harris County, Texas, he had already filed a custody suit in Marion County, Indiana. "I think my temperament is such where I can deal with different personalities that might come before the court.