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 Administration
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
Judicial selection in Lake and St. Joseph counties
H.E.A. 1453, P.L. 204 Effective: April 29, 2021 Provides that the judicial nominating commission (commission) for the Lake and St. Joseph superior courts consists of seven voting members, with three voting members appointed by the governor and three voting members appointed by the county board of commissioners, and the chief justice of Indiana or the chief justice's designee … [Read more...] about Judicial selection in Lake and St. Joseph counties
Judicial officers
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1383 sponsored by Sen. M. Young and Sen. Koch regarding judicial officers. The bill provides that a person commits battery on a public safety official if the offense is committed against a current or former public safety official: (1) while the official is engaged in the official's official duty; or (2) in retaliation for … [Read more...] about Judicial officers