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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowApplications to fill the seat of retiring Court of Appeals of Indiana Judge Edward W. Najam Jr. are now available, the Indiana Supreme Court announced Wednesday.
Lawyers and judges in the First District of the Court of Appeals may apply for the position. The deadline for applications is noon on May 20.
Applicants must be an Indiana resident living in the first appellate district. They must also be a member of the Indiana Bar for at least 10 years or served as an Indiana judge for five years.
Najam, who was appointed to the COA in 1992, will step down from the bench this summer.
The seven-member Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission will consider the applicants. Chaired by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush, the commission includes three lawyers elected by their peers and three citizen members appointed by the governor.
Applications, which must be submitted through the Indiana Courts Portal and to the commission, contain pertinent background information, writing samples, references, educational transcripts and letters of recommendation.
In June, the commission will conduct public interviews of qualified candidates and deliberate in executive session. The commission will then publicly vote to send the three most qualified names to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Holcomb will then have 60 days to select Indiana’s next Court of Appeals judge.
Those interested in applying may contact Staff Attorney to the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission, Luba Gore at [email protected].
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