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IN SB0116
Bill
Status
1/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Randolph
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AI Summary
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Changes Lake County juvenile court judge selection from retention elections to nonpartisan elections every 6 years, with the first election scheduled for the 2022 general election
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Candidates for juvenile court judge must be Lake County residents, U.S. citizens, and admitted to practice law in Indiana; the candidate with the highest vote count wins
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Requires judges appointing magistrates in St. Joseph County probate court and Lake County juvenile court to strive for appointments reflecting the ethnic and racial demographics of their counties
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Exempts the juvenile division judge from the court's standard judicial reassignment and rotation rules that apply to other Lake County Superior Court divisions
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Effective date: July 1, 2018; introduced by Senator Randolph Lonnie M and referred to Committee on Judiciary on January 3, 2018
Legislative Description
Election of Lake County juvenile court judges. 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 the first nonpartisan election of the judge of the juvenile division of the court is at the 2022 general election. Provides that in appointing magistrates, the judge of the St. Joseph County probate court and the juvenile judge of the Lake County superior court shall strive to reflect the ethnic and racial demographics of
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/3/2018