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VANDERBURGH SUPERIOR COURT
JUVENILE DIVISION
BRETT J. NIEMEIER, JUDGE
RENEE ALLEN CAIN, MAGISTRATE

ONE NW MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BLVD - SUITE 129
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA  47708
(812)435-5126
FAX (812)435-5043

Judge:

Brett J. Niemeier

Magistrate:

Renee Allen Ferguson

Juvenile Probation Department:

Bart F. O'Connor, Chief Probation Officer
David Trent Barnett
Joy Brinkmeyer
Tara Brown
Cindi Casey
Gregory Combs 
Bernie Faraone
Al Folden
Mary Jo Herdman
Ryan Leeds
Steve McGinness
Darla Stevens

House Arrest and Trasport Officers:

SP. Deputy Richard Johnson 

Truant Officer:

Jennifer Hill

Detention Coordinator:

Daniel Stock

Public Defenders

Sonny Reis
Barry Blackard

Case Types handled in Juvenile Division:

Chins/Child In Need of Services
Delinquency
Informal Adjustment
Paternity
Status/Runaway and Truancy
Termination of Parental Rights

PROGRAMS OF VANDERBURGH COUNTY JUVENILE COURT

Community Service:
All adjudicated juveniles are ordered to complete 25 hours of community service work as a condition of their probation. More than twenty not-for-profit agencies allow the juveniles to complete their service work. The Court operates one of the service activities for "Operation City Beautiful."

Curfew: (Night House Arrest)
Juvenile is required to be home at a designated time or law enforcement officials are notified. Curfew is usually from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. seven days a week. Curfew is primarily used for juveniles who routinely fail to come home on time or who sneak out of their house late at night.

"School" House Arrest:
Juveniles receive phone calls to ensure they are at home from 9:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. On all days that school is in session. School house arrest is used for juveniles who have dropped out of school so that they are not out on the streets during the hours that they would have normally been in school.

Full House Arrest:
Juveniles receive phone calls to ensure that they remain home. Juveniles are sometimes given passes on Sundays from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (Or 12 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. if they do not attend church) as long as they have had no technical violations through the week. House arrest is used in lieu of incarceration and for juveniles who are a risk to reoffend or who are out of control at home.

Truancy Program:
All juveniles who have been adjudicated as truants are ordered to attend school on a daily basis. Sicknesses can only be excused by appearing at school for the school nurse to excuse the juvenile. Whenever a juvenile fails to attend school, the school’s attendance secretary calls a court official who makes contact with the juvenile or the parent.

Drug Court:
All suspected substance abusing juveniles are accessed by an agency of their choice and must complete whatever educational or drug treatment program is deemed necessary. Also, all adjudicated juveniles are drug tested. When a juvenile fails these programs or if a juvenile already has a significant history of substance abuse, a referral can be made by the juvenile’s probation officer or treatment counselor to the Drug Court. An advisory committee screens the referrals and makes a recommendation to the Judge. If accepted, the juvenile continues in treatment, but receives a new probation officer with more stringent supervision, including meeting with the Judge and being tested on a weekly basis. Family participation is also required. The juvenile must successfully work his way through the program’s phases before he is discharged from probation. Completion is anticipated in nine to twelve months. Upon successful completion, the juvenile’s adjudication is expunged.

Parent Drug Court:

Churches Embracing Offenders:

Court Costs:

$159.00 COURT COSTS (an additional $13.00 fee if served by the Sheriff)
$100.00 ADMINISTRATION FEES
$50.00 INITIAL PROBATION USER FEE
$10.00 MONTHLY PROBATION FEES

Office Hours:

Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.