09242017 - News Article Links - Disparity of justice: Comparison of Magistrate James Johnson's and Judge Joan Kouros' judicial investigations - Backlog of court cases

Lake County Judge Joan Kouros had the book thrown at her by the Indiana Judiciary Commission and the Indiana Supreme Court, for her backlog of court cases

On the other hand, during Porter County Magistrate James Johnson's  investigation - for the same offense -  he was treated as if he had merely been caught jay-walking by the Indiana Judiciary Commission.

How can you call it justice, when there is so much disparity, for the same offense?

Lake County Judge Joan Kouros - Indiana Judiciary Commission investigation - Backlog of court cases

09302000 - News Article - Lawyers recommend ouster of Kouros Attorneys who have practiced before the judge vote overwhelmingly against her retention in bar association survey

01262001 - News Article - Indiana high court takes on local judge - Backlog in inmate transfers cited as problem stemming from Judge Kouros' courtroom

01272001 - News Article - Judge addresses backlog problem - Preliminary plan to clean up courtroom given to Supreme Court

02082001 - News Article - Date set for courtroom cleanup Kouros told to fix paperwork backlog or accept help

02222001 - News Article - Court backlog down, but not out Judge Kouros continues to whittle caseload

10242002 - News Article - Probe ordered in court backlog

11242002 - News Article - Judge Kouros continues to create her own problems - Our opinion: Kouros lowered judiciary by finding prosecutor Burke in contempt of court

01182003 - News Article - Kouros faces March 6 deadline on backlog - Chief justice of Indiana Supreme Court sends order to Lake Superior Court judge

01182003 - News Article - Supreme Court orders court cleanup

03062003 - News Article - Deadline today for Judge Kouros to clear backlog - She's ordered to set up procedures to prevent further delays of cases

03112003 - News Article - Criminal judge reports backlog of cases is cleaned up - High court will decide if further intervention is needed

04042003 - News Article - Judge still needs to clean up mess - High court uncertain of sanctions if Kouros doesn't return old files

04262003 - News Article - Kouros' backlog raises new concerns - Two representatives of state Supreme Court pay another visit

05152003 - News Article - Kouros may be removed as judge - Supreme Court orders her to show why she shouldn't be replaced

05152003 - News Article - Judicial body: Replace Kouros - Scathing report questions ability, will of Lake Criminal Court judge

05162003 - News Article - Kouros urged to step down - Deputy prosecutor says 'job is too big for her ... job overwhelms her'

05162003 - News Article - Sloppy records may unseat judge

05162003 - News Article - Kouros must fix court, lawyers say - Even supporters call for judge to clean up her case backlog

05182003 - News Article - The right thing for Kouros is to resign from the bench - Our opinion: Since a Supreme Court inquiry two years ago, the judge is still mishandling cases

05222003 - News Article - EDITORIALS: Call Kouros to order - The issue: Lake Criminal Court Judge Joan Kouros

05232003 - News Article - Kouros faces June 4 deadline for removal - Judge is to tell state Supreme Court why she shouldn't be removed

05232003 - News Article - Time running out for Kouros - Judge has until June 4 to respond to critics of her case backlog

05252003 - News Article - Supreme Court threatens judge's removal

06052003 - News Article - Judge is given 'continuance' to present case for job - Kouros now has until June 16 to explain why she shouldn't be replaced

06052003 - News Article - Kouros' response date postponed - High court warns local criminal judge: No more delays

06152003 - News Article - Many back Judge Kouros - Prominent lawyers come to her defense against Supreme Court

06172003 - News Article - Judge says she wants it right - Kouros cites desire for perfection in explaining court case backlog

06172003 - News Article - Criminal judge pleads to keep job - Kouros admits faults, blames others in response to high court

06282003 - News Article - High court orders Kouros to step down - Monday will be last day for embattled judge 

06282003 - News Article - Kouros removed as judge - Criminal judge given 90 days to restore order in her courtroom

06292003 - News Article - Lake judge removed from bench

07012003 - News Article - EDITORIALS - Kouros shouldn't return to bench - The issue: Judge Joan Kouros

07012003 - News Article - Judge has quiet last day and uncertain future - Joan Kouros replaced with temporary judge by state Supreme Court

07042003 - News Article - High court should declare vacancy in Lake judiciary - Our opinion: Kouros' removal should be permanent, search for new judge should get under way

07222003 - News Article - Deputy Burke gets reassigned to court - Some suspect the move may have been result of his comments on judge

09272003 - News Article - Removed Judge Kouros hit with 78 disciplinary charges

09272003 - News Article - Kouros faces more charges of misconduct - Judicial agency says poor performance created backlog problems

09302003 - News Article - Latest charges filed against Kouros will delay return to bench

09302003 - News Article - Kickbush likely to stay longer - Latest charges filed against Judge Kouros will delay her return

09302003 - News Article - Kouros would make mistake by fighting latest allegations - Our opinion: The suspended judge should resign to allow the replacement process to begin

10212003 - News Article - Judge admits mental illness - Kouros to undergo therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder, hopes to resume bench

10222003 - News Article - Kouros says she has MS, anxiety disorder - Judge says problems led to her spending too many hours on paperwork

10222003 - News Article - EDITORIALS - Give Judge Kouros one last opportunity - The issue: The judge's illnesses

10222003 - News Article - Kouros' response triggers more questions - What lies ahead for embattled Lake County judge?

11052003 - News Article - Judge responds to allegations - Judge faces 78 counts of misconduct

12132003 - News Article - Criminal Court judge makes comeback - Joan Kouros returning to bench after six-month suspension

12182003 - News Article - EDITORIALS - One — only one — more chance for this judge - The issue: Lake Criminal Court Judge Joan Kouros

01072004 - News Article - Judge Kouros back on bench - She had been suspended from Lake Criminal Court for poor management

01092004 - News Article - To recuse or not to recuse - ETHICAL DILEMMA: Lawyer for Judge Kouros appears before her with a client

01162004 - News Article - Kouros recuses herself from cases - COURT ISSUES: Jablonski cases will be assigned to other judges

04052004 - News Article - Chaos returns to courtroom

04062004 - News Article - Kouros hearing April 22 

04162004 - News Article - Kouros gets extension to make case in effort to remain a judge - Supreme Court wants to know if she's dealing with case backlog in court

04072004 - News Article - Criminal Court officers will testify at Kouros' hearing - KOUROS HEARING: Judge's disciplinary hearing scheduled April 22, 23

04112004 - News Article - To be fair, judges must also be judged

04232004 - News Article - Lake County judge pleads for her job - Judge who replaced her last year testifies Kouros can't do the job

04232004 - News Article - Panel to decide judge's fate - JOAN KOUROS HEARING: Peer says Kouros' job too big a task for her

04262004 - News Article - Judge's excuses may not save her - Supreme Court reviewing many infractions, including letter from accused serial killer not in his file

05052004 - News Article - Panel hears troubled judge's case 

06112004 - News Article - Kouros case may start dominoes

06122004 - News Article - Deadline passes, no word on judge's fate - Postal holiday may have delayed panel's decision on Judge Joan Kouros' job

06122004 - News Article - Decision on judge's ouster is delayed 

06152004 - News Article - Kouros stays on pending decision - Judicial panel fails to recommend any action on courtroom rule violations

06152004 - News Article - Kouros to keep spot on bench, for now - State says judge is still untidy, but won't recommend discharging her

06162004 - News Article - Panel takes no action on Lake County judge

06162004 - News Article - EDITORIALS - Yet another last chance - The issue: Lake Criminal Court Judge Joan Kouros - Our opinion: If she cannot do the job, she should not be on the bench

06162004 - News Article - Now serving: Waffles, side of indecision

06182004 - News Article - Judge Kouros saga gives new meaning to blind justice

06302004 - News Article - Panel issues recommendation

07152004 - News Article - Commission suspends Kouros - State Supreme Court will rule on her permanent removal from bench

07162004 - News Article - EDITORIALS - Time to slam gavel down on judge - The issue: Joan Kouros

07162004 - News Article - What's ahead in Kouros case?

07162004 - News Article - Commission recommends judge's removal - Judicial committee also requests suspension for Joan Kouros; she plans to fight

07222004 - News Article - Supreme Court suspends Judge Kouros

07232004 - News Article - Kouros removed from bench - State Supreme Court seals fate of Lake County judge with unanimous ruling

07232004 - News Article - Kouros loses gavel again as justices ponder fate - Panel recommended permanent removal; judge will collect pay while sidelined

07282004 - News Article - Webber replaces ousted judge - Longtime Porter County judge appointed to replace Kouros in Lake County

07282004 - News Article - High court suspends judge with pay

07282004 - News Article - Court names Kouros' replacement - Former Porter judge appointed to Lake Criminal Court for indefinite amount of time

08142004 - News Article - Judge asks Supreme Court for mercy - Removal is too harsh a punishment, Kouros' lawyers argue

08182004 - News Article - Court must act quickly in removal of Kouros

08252004 - News Article - Embattled judge files petition

09032004 - News Article - Commission says remove Kouros -- again - Judicial commission answers Kouros' reply to the Supreme Court

09072004 - News Article - EDITORIALS - Turn suspension into judge's dismissal - The issue: Joan Kouros

10122004 - News Article - Court orders Judge Kouros removed from bench

10132004 - News Article - Kouros ouster from bench final - Ex-judge on payroll until February; eligible for pension

10132004 - News Article - To err is human, not to judge is divine

10132004 - News Article - EDITORIALS - Justices seize the gavel - The issue: Joan Kouros

10132004 - News Article - Supreme Court boots Kouros for good - Unanimous decision remove Lake County Judge Joan Kouros as of Feb. 25

10152004 - News Article - Supreme Court wrong to delay Kouros ouster

12152004 - News Article - Kouros to pay for removal proceedings - Bill comes to more than $11,000 

12172004 - News Article - EDITORIALS - State Supreme Court to Joan Kouros: Pay up

02182005 - News Article - Kouros to land with prosecutor

Porter County Magistrate James Johnson - Indiana Judiciary Commission investigation - Backlog of court cases

03042010 - Indiana Judiciary Commission - Magistrate Johnson not adhering to Porter County Court Rule 2100 / Disclosure of martial assets / Financial Declaration Forms - Magistrate James Johnson judicial investigation -- Porter County Indiana -- Cause No. 64D01-0708-DR-7804

03262010 - Indiana Judiciary Commission notified - Magistrate Johnson's failure to issue final divorce settlement rulings - Magistrate James Johnson judicial investigation -- Porter County Indiana -- Cause No. 64D01-0708-DR-7804

07072010 - News Article - Magistrate investigated on allegations of slow work flow

07072010 - News Article - Hand of justice deemed too slow

07112010 - News Article - Magistrates failing to keep up with case loads

07112010 - News Article - County judges failing to keep up - Weak rules may allow court cases to linger

07202010 - News Article - Porter County judges to discuss magistrate's performance

07202010 - News Article - By a jury of his peers - Judges to weigh fate of magistrate

07212010 - News Article - Help to be brought in for magistrate 

07212010 - News Article - Here comes the judge's backup help - Probate Commissioner will allow magistrate to focus on backlog 

07212010 - News Article - Porter judges take stand

07212010 - Magistrate Johnson given October 1st deadline to clear backlog of divorce cases

07222010 - News Article - Indiana magistrate to get help clearing case backlog

07232010 - News Article - EDITORIAL: Speedy trials, speedy rulings

07232010 - News Article - POLL - Should Porter County hire a temporary, part-time probate commissioner to assist Magistrate James Johnson while he clears up the backlog of cases before him?

07232010 - News Article - MARK KIESLING: Magistrate's progress bears watching

07242010 - News Article - Attorney hired to help ease court's backlog in Porter County

07242010 - News Article - Attorney is hired to help ease backlog - Hearing sheds light on the pain of trial delays

07242010 - News Article - Probate commissioner named to help magistrate with cases

08102010 - Judicial Complaint - Complaints filed against Magistrate Johnson received by Indiana Judiciary Commission

08162010 - Letter from Indiana Judicial Commission - RE: Magistrate James Johnson - Complaint being reviewed -- Porter County Indiana -- Cause No. 64D01-0708-DR-7804

10072010 - News Article - Magistrate continues working on backlog - Two week extension granted for clearing family law paperwork

10072010 - News Article - Magistrate still working on backlog

10112010 - FAX - TO: Porter County Judges Bradford, Alexa, Jent, Harper, Thode - RE: Unlawful police entry/Abbi and Bailey -- Porter County Indiana -- Cause No. 64D01-0708-DR-7804

10142010 - Magistrate James Johnson - Response to unlawful police entry/Abbi and Bailey -- Porter County Indiana -- Cause No. 64D01-0708-DR-7804

11102010 - News Article - Ken Elwood named chief public defender

05242011 - News Article - Porter County magistrate resigns amid case backlog

05242011 - News Article - Porter County magistrate stepping down

05252011 - News Article - Magistrate James Johnson tenders his resignation