The Indiana Supreme Court has endorsed 15 recommendations aimed at improving Indiana’s ongoing lawyer shortage after a year-long study by the Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future.

The commission submitted its final report June 30. The state Supreme Court released its recommendations with specific direction on Wednesday. The report included many of the commission’s suggestions.

The American Bar Association said Indiana ranks in the bottom 10 nationally with only 2.3 attorneys per 1,000 residents.

Among the high court’s recommendations is the establishment of a Public Service Pathway Pilot Task Force to stem the shortage of public defenders and prosecutors.

The task force would include experienced attorneys in areas of high legal needs and representatives from a legal service group, pros

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