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Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Ind. Courts - Res Gestae article on voting to retain or reject Indiana appellate judges and justices
The second of my monthly Res Gestae columns ("To elaborate ...") will appear in the October issue, which I understand from the ISBA is going out in the mail today. As soon as my issue arrives, I will post a copy of my column here.
My topic this month is the retention vote for Indiana appellate judges and justices. The piece begins:
During the 2005 session, the Indiana Senate considered a proposal to amend Article 7 of the Indiana Constitution to require that the Governor’s nominee to an appellate court be subject to confirmation by a majority of the Senate. After ten years, under this proposal, the justice or judge again would come before the Senate for retention. A favorable vote of 40% of the members of the Senate would assure retention.The measure passed the Senate by a roll call vote of 33 to 16, but died in House committee.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 19, 2005 08:29 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts