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When it comes to promoting transparency and incorporating behavioral health solutions into the courtroom, Indiana Chief Supreme Court Justice Loretta Rush says Indiana’s judges still have work to do.

The officer, anonymously referred to as “R.L.” in court documents, was arrested July 5, 2021.

Rush’s colleagues each spoke glowingly of her leadership, with the youngest and newest justice, Derek Molter, comparing her to Indiana basketball stars Caitlin Clark and Tyrese Haliburton.

Rush became the first woman to serve in the role in 2014.

Rush said increased state funding has made courts more efficient and helped improve citizen's lives.

Rush also highlighted a post-pandemic recovery in caseload, changes in technology and transparency and a dragging bar passage rate in its latest annual report.

Rush said she is currently considering if she will seek another five-year term as chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court.

Indiana Chief Justice Rush told lawmakers in her 2023 State of the Judiciary speech that state judges stand ready to help lawmakers as they work to expand mental health care access.

House Speaker Chief Justice Loretta Rush said the judicial system must do a better job of helping judges who are increasingly overburdened.

The Judicial Nominating Commission said it recently interviewed 19 candidates and chose 10 finalists who have been invited for a second round of interviews with the panel in early April.