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IN HB1564
Bill
Status
1/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Greg Beumer
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AI Summary
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Repeals the July 1, 2015 requirement that all city and town court judges must be attorneys in good standing admitted to practice law in Indiana, effective July 1, 2017.
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Judges of city and town courts in municipalities with populations of 10,000 or less are not required to be attorneys.
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Judges who were required to be attorneys before July 1, 2015 must continue to be attorneys in good standing after June 30, 2017.
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Maintains attorney requirements for judges in ten specified courts: Anderson city court, Avon town court, Brownsburg town court, Carmel city court, Lake County courts, Muncie city court, Noblesville city court, Plainfield town court, Greenwood city court, and Martinsville city court.
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Makes conforming amendments to candidate qualification requirements for judicial elections in affected courts.
Legislative Description
City and town court judges. Repeals the requirement that became effective on July 1, 2015, that all city court judges and town court judges must be attorneys in good standing admitted to the practice of law in Indiana. Provides that only those city court judges and town court judges who were required to be attorneys in good standing before July 1, 2015, are required to be attorneys in good standing after June 30, 2017. Provides that a judge of a city or town court in a city or town with a population of 10,000 or less is not required to
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/23/2017