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IN SB0148
Bill
Status
1/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Randolph
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AI Summary
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Lake County juvenile division judge would be elected through partisan elections every 6 years starting with the 2022 general election, rather than through retention elections like other Lake County Superior Court judges
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Vacancies in the juvenile division judgeship would be filled directly by the governor, eliminating the requirement that the governor select from a list submitted by the Lake County judicial nominating commission
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Juvenile division judge must appoint magistrates with consideration for reflecting the ethnic and racial demographics of Lake County
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Juvenile division judge cannot be reassigned or rotated to other court divisions, and other judges cannot be transferred to the juvenile division
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Candidates for juvenile division judge must be Lake County residents, U.S. citizens, and admitted to practice law in Indiana
Legislative Description
Election of Lake County juvenile judge. Provides that a vacancy in the judgeship of the juvenile division of the Lake County superior court (court) is filled by the governor rather than by the governor from a list of names submitted by the Lake County judicial nominating commission. Provides that in appointing magistrates, the juvenile judge of the court shall strive to reflect the ethnic and racial demographics of Lake County. Provides that the judge of the juvenile division of the court is elected in a partisan election instead of being subject to a retention election as are the other judges
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/3/2018