H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 165 Effective: §§3, 190, 191-195 effective July 1, 2021 §3 - Supreme Court budget pg. 9-12. §190 – Knox Circuit and Superior Court may jointly appoint one fulltime magistrate. §191-195 – adds that the judicial insurance adjustment fee of $1 is deposited in the state general fund. (Ind. Code §§33-34-8-3; 33-37-5-25; 33-37-7-2; 33-37-7-8; 33-38-5-8.2). Read the b … [Read more...] about State budget
Judicial Administration
Courts and magistrates
H.E.A. 1064, P.L. 123 Effective: July 1, 2021 Adds a superior court in Hamilton County. Provides that the first judge of Hamilton Superior Court No. 7 shall be elected at the November 2022 general election, take office January 1, 2023, and serve a term of six years. Allows the judges of the Decatur Circuit and Superior Courts to jointly appoint a magistrate to serve the Decatur … [Read more...] about Courts and magistrates
Judicial nominating commission
H.E.A. 1120, P.L. 33 Effective: July 1, 2021 Makes certain changes to the election procedures for the attorney commissioners of the judicial nominating commission. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1120 … [Read more...] about Judicial nominating commission
Judicial officers
H.E.A. 1383, P.L. 115 Effective: July 1, 2021 Allows a retired judicial officer to carry a handgun in the same manner as a judicial officer while the retired judicial officer is serving as a judge. Adds current and former probation officers and community corrections officers to the list of persons whose residential addresses may not be disclosed on a public property database website … [Read more...] about Judicial officers
Full faith and credit for tribal court orders
H.E.A. 1441, P.L. 201 Effective: July 1, 2021 Requires that, under certain circumstances, a court of record in Indiana shall give full faith and credit to judgments and orders of a tribal court affiliated with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1441 … [Read more...] about Full faith and credit for tribal court orders