The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Becker’s SB 114 on Vanderburgh County magistrates. The bill allows the judge of the Vanderburgh circuit court to appoint an additional magistrate to serve the Vanderburgh circuit court and allows the judges of the Vanderburgh superior court to jointly appoint an additional magistrate to serve the Vanderburgh superior court.
Vanderburgh Superior Court Judge Wayne Trockman testified in support. The bill passed 9-0.
Read the bill here: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/114