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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Ind. Courts - Three justices and at least one appellate judge up for retention this year

In 2006 one Supreme Court justice, Frank Sullivan Jr., and five Court of Appeals judges, James S. Kirsch, Terry A. Crone, Ezra H. Friedlander, Edward W. Najam Jr., and Patricia A. Riley, were up for retention for new 10-year terms. The ILB constructed this website, Resources for the 2006 Indiana Appellate Judicial Retention Election, to aid voters in finding out information about the jurists whose names would be on the ballot, via the question "Shall ___ be retained in office?”

Under IC 33-25-2-2, relating to appeals court judges:

A judge who wishes to be retained in office shall file a statement with the secretary of state, not later than noon July 15 of the year in which the question of retention of the judge is to be placed on the general election ballot, indicating that the judge wishes to have the question of the judge's retention placed on the ballot.
Presumably most have filed already, as in 2006 incumbents filed to seek retention as early as Feb. 1, 2006.

Who must stand for retention in 2008, if they wish to remain in office? Three of the five members of the Supreme Court: Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, Justice Brent E. Dickson, and Justice Theodore R. Boehm. At least one member of the Court of Appeals, Judge Carr L. Darden.

The ILB intends to expand its coverage for 2008. Let me know if you have suggestions.

[More] The law creating the Indiana Tax Court provides at IC 33-26-2-3:

(a) The initial term of office of a person appointed to serve as the judge of the tax court begins on the effective date of that appointment and ends on the date of the next general election that follows the expiration of two (2) years from the effective date of that appointment.
(b) The tax court judge may be approved or rejected for an additional term or terms in the same manner as are the justices of the supreme court under IC 33-24-2.
Judge Thomas G. Fisher is up for retention this year.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 1, 2008 08:58 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts | Judicial Retention