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IN SB0272
Bill
Status
1/9/2017
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Randolph
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AI Summary
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St. Joseph County probate court judge shall be elected in nonpartisan elections every 6 years beginning in 2018, with the first election at the 2018 general election.
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Lake County juvenile division judge shall be elected in nonpartisan elections every 6 years instead of retention elections, with the first election at the 2022 general election and taking office January 1, 2023.
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Vacancies in the Lake County juvenile division judgeship shall be filled by gubernatorial appointment rather than from a list submitted by the judicial nominating commission.
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Both the St. Joseph County probate judge and Lake County juvenile judge shall strive to reflect the ethnic and racial demographics of their respective counties when appointing magistrates.
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Effective date is July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Election of certain juvenile judges. Provides that the judge of the St. Joseph County probate court is elected in a nonpartisan election instead of in a partisan election, beginning in 2018. Provides that the judge of the juvenile division of the Lake County superior court (court) is elected in a nonpartisan election instead of being subject to a retention election as are the other judges of the court. Provides that a vacancy in the judgeship of the juvenile division is filled by the governor rather than by the governor from a list of names submitted by the Lake County judicial
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
1/9/2017