During its long history the Court has heard a number of high-profile cases, including Lasselle v. State (1820).

Originally begun as a three-member judicial panel, the Court underwent major reforms in 1852 and 1971, as well as several other reorganizations.

[4] The Court offices and chambers are located on the third floor in the north wing of the Indiana Statehouse.

If the parties still disagree with the outcome of the case, they can appeal the decision to the Indiana Supreme Court.

[6][7] The Court appoints three commissions to assist it in its exclusive jurisdiction over the practice of law in Indiana.

The Court is also responsible for implementing all laws passed by the Indiana General Assembly that affect the judiciary.

In addition, the division is responsible for maintaining the Court's records and assists in its administrative functions.

[2][3] A majority vote of both houses of the Indiana General Assembly may impeach a justice for misconduct.

[2][15] Eligibility requirements to be nominated as a justice of the Supreme Court are established in Article 7 of the Indiana Constitution.

Housed in a three-room building it shared with the Indiana legislature, the Court held its first session in Corydon on May 5, 1817.

Initially the Court shared space on the second floor of the Marion County Courthouse, before moving to the third Indiana Statehouse.

In 1865 the Court was given its own building on lot number one in Indianapolis, where it remained until 1888, moving to its present location in the fifth Indiana Statehouse.

As of 2012[update], the Court occupies the entire north wing of the third floor of the Indiana Statehouse.

[17][20] In the early history of the state, the court relied heavily on English common law for precedence.

This continued to be the case until the passage of the Practice Act in the late 1840s which changed the system for pleadings and caused many earlier precedents to become invalid.

Judicial terms were changed to six years and the Court's size was set to a minimum of three members and not more than five.

In 1881, the general assembly approved the creation of a five-member panel of commissioners to assist the justices in administrative tasks.

Constitutional amendments also lengthened judicial terms to ten years and changed the limits on the size of the Court to a minimum of five members and a maximum of nine.

[25] In the Falkenburg v. Jones case (1854), Indiana became the first state to establish the right for a defendant to obtain court records free of charge.

[29] In Williams v. Smith, a case heard in 1921, the Court overturned Indiana's eugenics laws, the first of their kind in the nation.