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Thursday, February 03, 2011

Ind. Courts - Still more on "I know it's how I got the job, but merit selection would be better"

Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 27th, Jon Seidel of the Gary Post-Tribune writes this afternoon:

Most of Lake County’s judges would be nominated by a judicial nominating commission and appointed by the governor under a bill that cleared the state Senate Thursday.

The county’s four superior court county division judges are now elected every six years. Senate Bill 499, which passed in a 30-18 vote, would bring them in line with other county judges. The circuit court judge, which is a constitutional office, would be the only elected judge in the county.

Here is the Senate Roll Call sheet, detailing the 30-18 vote.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 3, 2011 04:49 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts