magistrate

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1332 on Marion County magistrates, sponsored by Sen. Merritt.  The bill allows the Marion County superior courts to appoint 24 full-time magistrates after December 31, 2019, not more than 12 of whom may be from the same political party. Marion County Superior Court Judge Tim Oakes testified in support of the bill.  The bill passed 9-0. Read t … [Read more...] about Marion County magistrates

For amend and vote only, the House Ways and Means Committee heard Rep. McNamara’s HB 1057 on Vanderburgh County magistrates. This bill allows the judge of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court to appoint an additional magistrate and allows the judges of the Vanderburgh Superior Court to jointly appoint an additional magistrate. The bill passed 21-0. Read the bill here … [Read more...] about Vanderburgh County magistrates

For amend and vote only, the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Karickhoff’s HB 1118, allowing the judges of the Howard Circuit and Superior courts to jointly appoint a Howard County magistrate. The bill passed 23-0. Read the bill here: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1118. … [Read more...] about Howard County magistrate

The Senate Appropriations Committee heard SB 114 authored by Sen. Becker and Sen. Tomes authorizing the appoint of two new Vanderburgh County magistrates. The bill passed 9-0. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/114 … [Read more...] about Vanderburgh County magistrates

For amend and vote only, the House Ways and Means Committee heard Rep. Speedy’s HB 1332 on Marion County magistrates. The bill allows the Marion County superior courts to appoint 24 full-time magistrates after December 31, 2019, not more than 12 of whom may be from the same political party. The bill passed 12-0. Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1332. … [Read more...] about Marion County magistrates