--- title: "Kim Hall | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kim-hall-judge-starke-county-circuit-court-in" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Kim Hall Starke County Circuit Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Starke County Circuit Court - State: Indiana - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic evidence presentation Scope: statewide Indiana Rule 2.17 lets a judge authorize electronic or photographic means for evidence presentation, record perpetuation, or judicial administration. Evidence excerpt: a judge may authorize: (1) the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence [Indiana Code of Judicial Conduct Rule 2.17: Prohibiting Broadcasting of Proceedings](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/judicial-conduct/rule2-17/current.htm) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### photography recording Scope: statewide Indiana courtroom broadcasting, recording, digital streaming, and photography require judicial authorization under Rule 2.17. Evidence excerpt: No broadcast of a court proceeding is allowed without authorization from the judge. [Indiana Code of Judicial Conduct Rule 2.17: Prohibiting Broadcasting of Proceedings](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/judicial-conduct/rule2-17/current.htm) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote non testimonial proceedings Scope: statewide Indiana courts may conduct non-testimonial hearings or conferences remotely on request or on the court's own order. Evidence excerpt: a court may, upon request or on its own order, conduct the hearing or conference as a remote proceeding [Indiana Administrative Rule 14: Remote Proceedings](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/admin/rule14/current.htm) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote testimonial proceedings Scope: statewide Indiana testimonial proceedings are presumptively in person unless good cause is shown or the parties agree to remote participation. Evidence excerpt: A court must conduct all testimonial proceedings in person except that a court may conduct the proceedings remotely [Indiana Administrative Rule 14: Remote Proceedings](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/admin/rule14/current.htm) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### camera request process Scope: statewide Indiana's public cameras guidance states that local judicial officers have discretion to authorize news-media cameras in non-confidential trial-court proceedings. Evidence excerpt: Judicial officers around the state have the authority to allow news media into their courtrooms [Indiana Judicial Branch: Cameras in Indiana Trial Courts](https://www.in.gov/courts/cameras/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.in.gov/dA/73fb234765/court-directory.pdf?language_id=1) - [Official roster](https://www.in.gov/dA/73fb234765/court-directory.pdf?language_id=1) - [Indiana Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.in.gov/dA/73fb234765/court-directory.pdf?language_id=1) - [Indiana Code of Judicial Conduct Rule 2.17: Prohibiting Broadcasting of Proceedings](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/judicial-conduct/rule2-17/current.htm) - [Indiana Administrative Rule 14: Remote Proceedings](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/admin/rule14/current.htm) - [Indiana Judicial Branch: Cameras in Indiana Trial Courts](https://www.in.gov/courts/cameras/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kim-hall-judge-starke-county-circuit-court-in", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kim-hall-judge-starke-county-circuit-court-in", "name": "Kim Hall | KnowJudges", "description": "Kim Hall, Starke County Circuit Court. 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Hall is a Republican judge of the Starke County Circuit Court in Indiana, elected in 2004, with a career spanning 18 years as county prosecuting attorney and over two decades on the bench - Before becoming a judge, Hall was Starke County Prosecuting Attorney from 1987 to 2004, elected to the role five times. ### Education - B.A. from Ball State University and a J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1981. ### Additional information - Starke County Circuit Court since 2004, currently in his fourth term and 22nd year in public service. - In 2022, he launched the Starke County Circuit Court Recovery Program. - He was first elected in 2004 and re‐elected in 2016. - In 2004, he was chosen by Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys as Chairman of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council - He was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1982 and has served on the Board of Directors of the Judicial Conference of Indiana and as faculty at the Indiana Annual Judicial Conference - representing the profession before the Indiana Legislature - Hall is known for advancing evidence‐based practices and court reform in Starke County. - He also championed the creation of Indiana’s only Regional Therapeutic Community Drug Treatment program, a sentencing alternative operated by the Indiana Department of Corrections - He has served on multiple judicial committees, including the Community Corrections Advisory Board and Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council, and is part of Indiana’s Innovation Committee exploring technology to improve judicial efficiency ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Indiana Code of Judicial Conduct Rule 2.17: Prohibiting Broadcasting of Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-16334af3e92d37ecdb2fa7b0) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/judicial-conduct/rule2-17/current.htm). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Indiana Administrative Rule 14: Remote Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-fc1c3983d9effb5bdfe80b9d) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/admin/rule14/current.htm). Collected 2026-07-26.