The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1319 authored by Rep. Wesco, by Rep. King, Rep. Miller, and Rep. Abbott on Elkhart County courts. The bill allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint five full-time magistrates, instead of two magistrates. The bill passed 11-0. Read the bill at … [Read more...] about Elkhart Court courts
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Vigo County courts
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1543 authored by Rep. Heaton and Rep. Pfaff on Vigo County courts. The bill allows the judges of the Vigo circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint one magistrate to serve the Vigo County courts. Vigo County judges, Judge Sarah Mullican and Judge Daniel Kelly, testified in support of the bill. The bill passed … [Read more...] about Vigo County courts
Hamilton County courts
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1144 authored by Rep. Jeter on Hamilton County courts. The bill adds two superior courts to Hamilton County, with the first judges of the two superior courts to be elected at the November 2026 election, take office January 1, 2027, and serve a six-year term. The bill allows the Hamilton circuit and superior courts to jointly … [Read more...] about Hamilton County courts
Various election law matters
H.E.A. 1336, P.L. 227 Effective: Relevant sections on July 1, 2023 §36 adds judges of city and town courts to the list of officials that must file a statement of economic interest before filing a candidacy document and provides that an officeholder is not entitled to salary until a statement of economic interest is filed, if required. §133 requires a magistrate to d … [Read more...] about Various election law matters
New courts and new magistrates
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1114 on new courts and new magistrates authored by Rep. Torr. The bill: Testimony from Elkhart County Judge Gretchen Lund was heard in support of the proposed changes to the Elkhart County courts. Elkhart County Commissioner Rogers also testified in support of the bill. The bill passed 13-0. Read the bill at: … [Read more...] about New courts and new magistrates