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Monday, February 07, 2005

Ind. Law - House panel to hear bill on appointment of judges

"House panel to hear bill on appointment of judges" is the headline to this Indianapolis Star story about HB 1703. Some quotes:

A proposal calling for Marion County judges to be appointed rather than elected will get a hearing Monday before the Indiana House Judiciary Committee.

The latest version of the bill, filed by Rep. Michael Murphy, R-Indianapolis, would make the 32 sitting Marion Superior Court judges subject to a yes-or-no retention vote when their current terms expire in 2006 or 2008.

Under current law, those judges would have to run for re-election.

In the future, under House Bill 1703, an 11-member commission would present a field of judicial candidates to the governor, who would appoint one to fill an open seat. * * *

The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m. in room 319 of the Statehouse.

Here is the link to the most recent earlier ILB entry on this courts bill, from 2/1/05.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 7, 2005 07:58 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts | Indiana Law