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 Administration
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
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