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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Ind. Courts - "5 appellate judges' fates rest with voters"
Sophia Voravong of the Lafayette Journal Courier reports today on the upcoming retention election for five Court of Appeals judges. She correctly points out that:
Five of the higher court's 15 judges are up for judicial retention this year, though not all five will appear on a county-specific ballot. For instance, only four names will show for Tippecanoe County voters.This is because Indiana has 3 judicial districts, plus two "at-large" districts. If a judge is in one of first 3 numbered districts, only voters in that district vote have the judge's retention as a ballot question. But for the at-large judges (districts 4 and 5), the question is on ballots statewide. The 2010 Court Judicial Retention page does not really make this clear, but this page explains the districts.
This year three judges are up for retention in the at-large districts, plus one each in the 1st and 2nd districts.
Today's story lists each of the five judges, but goes further and highlights a "local case of interest" for each judge - a case where the judge wrote the opinion.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 20, 2010 08:12 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts