SB 109 Summary

• Amends IC 33-38-13-8 to require Indiana Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges to retire at the same age as circuit and superior court judges, rather than at age 75.

• Allows the Supreme Court to authorize retired justices and judges to perform temporary judicial duties in any state court, notwithstanding the mandatory retirement age.

• Effective date is July 1, 2014.

• Senate Judiciary Committee recommended passage with a vote of 6 yeas and 1 nay.