For vote only, the Senate Appropriations Committee heard HB 1332, sponsored by Sen. Merritt, allowing the Marion County superior courts to appoint 24 full-time Marion County magistrates after December 31, 2019, not more than 12 of whom may be from the same political party. The bill passed 9-1. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1332 … [Read more...] about Marion County magistrates
Judicial Administration
Vanderburgh County magistrates
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 114 sponsored by Rep. McNamara on Vanderburgh County magistrates, which 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 … [Read more...] about Vanderburgh County magistrates
Tippecanoe County Superior Court
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 568 sponsored by Rep. Lehe, which adds Tippecanoe County Superior Court. The bill passed 10-0. Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/568 … [Read more...] about Tippecanoe County Superior Court
Vanderburgh County magistrates
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1057 on Vanderburgh County magistrates, sponsored by Sen. Becker. 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. The … [Read more...] about Vanderburgh County magistrates
Payment of court fees
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard HB 1087, sponsored by Sen. Bohacek, regarding the payment of court fees in criminal cases. The bill allows a court to reduce some or all of the court costs owed by a person who performs community service or uncompensated volunteer work by: (1) determining the number of hours of community service or volunteer work performed … [Read more...] about Payment of court fees