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IN SB0238
Bill
Status
1/9/2017
Primary Sponsor
Travis Holdman
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AI Summary
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Repeals the blanket requirement that all city and town court judges be attorneys, effective July 1, 2017.
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Requires judges in 10 specifically-named courts to be attorneys in good standing admitted to practice law in Indiana: Anderson city court, Avon town court, Brownsburg town court, Carmel city court, Lake County city/town courts, Muncie city court, Noblesville city court, Plainfield town court, Greenwood city court, and Martinsville city court.
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Requires attorney credentials for candidates running for judge positions in a county with population between 250,000 and 270,000 and for all town court judge candidates listed in IC 33-35-5-7(c).
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Repeals IC 33-35-5-7.5, which had allowed non-attorney judges serving as of June 30, 2015 to continue serving consecutive elected terms.
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Amends Indiana Code sections 3-8-1, 3-8-1-28.5, and 33-35-5 to implement the new selective attorney requirements for city and town court judges.
Legislative Description
City and town courts. Repeals a provision requiring every judge of a city or town court to be an attorney, and requires the judges of certain city and town courts to be an attorney.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/9/2017