Some judges on the Marion Superior Court want the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee to have a more prominent role in the retention process, but that would likely require a change to legislation passed in 2017.
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The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee has unanimously voted to recommend retention of all 13 Marion Superior judges whose names will be on the ballot in November.
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The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee is required to issue a recommendation to voters concerning whether incumbent judges are qualified and if they should be retained in office. The committee will make the recommendations after the interviews.
As expected, Indiana’s three appellate judges on the ballot in this week’s election are poised to sail to retention.
Lake County attorneys are recommending the 10 judges on the Nov. 8 ballot all be retained for another term, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Lake County Bar Association.
Indiana Lawyer reviewed the results of appellate retention votes and ISBA member polls for the last 12 years. Highlighted are selected results.
The three Court of Appeals of Indiana judges sitting for retention in next month’s general election have received a vote of confidence from members of the Indiana State Bar Association.
Three Court of Appeals of Indiana judges are up for retention this fall, which means Indiana State Bar Association members are voting on whether they’d like to see those judges return to the bench.
Court of Appeals of Indiana Judges Paul D. Mathias, Nancy H. Vaidik and Leanna K. Weissmann will appear on the ballot for retention on Election Day in November.
For the second time this year, the Indiana State Bar Association is publicly opposing legislation targeting judicial selection in Indiana, this time speaking against a bill that it says would “unnecessarily change a working system” for judicial selection in Lake and St. Joseph counties.
Efforts to amend a bill that would fundamentally change the composition of the judicial nominating commissions in Lake and St. Joseph counties failed in the Indiana House on Tuesday, setting up the controversial legislation for a possible final House vote next week.
Legal professionals in Lake and St. Joseph counties are raising serious concerns about advancing legislation that would change the structure of the local judicial nominating commissions that shape the state trial court judiciary in the northern Indiana counties.
A measure that would strip Hoosier voters of the power to retain appellate judges and Supreme Court justices — transferring that authority to the Legislature — has drawn fire from the Indiana State Bar Association, which warned the proposal would politicize the appellate bench and threaten the independence of the judiciary.
Although the results of the United States presidential race were delayed well beyond Election Night, Hoosiers learned the winners of several state and local races soon after the polls closed as Republicans secured their grip on state and federal offices.
There’s more than one way to become a judge in Indiana, and with Election Day less than a week away, here is a look at the various judicial selection methods in Indiana and how judges and lawyers view them.
Each of the seven Indiana appellate judges up for retention this year have received favorable recommendations from members of the Indiana State Bar Association. The state bar released results of its retention survey Wednesday morning.
Hoosier voters in November will decided whether seven Indiana appellate judges should retain their positions for the next 10 years. A Supreme Court justice, the chief judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals and five other appellate jurists are on the fall retention ballot.
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The coming retirement of a St. Joseph Superior Court judge has opened applications for her successor, the Indiana Supreme Court announced Friday. |
The application deadline for three Marion County judicial vacancies has been extended to June 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indiana Supreme Court announced Wednesday. Interviews of potential Indianapolis judges likewise are expected to be delayed until late summer or early fall.
The 13 Indianapolis judges who were recommended for retention March 9 were asked to opine on a variety of judicial issues, from civility to diversity to the new Marion County Community Justice Center and more.
The second iteration of retention interviews for Marion Superior judges will begin in less than a month. The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee set aside March 9 to interview the 13 Marion Superior Court judges seeking retention while also opening the window for applicants seeking to fill one of three pending vacancies on the trial court bench in Indianapolis.
Applications are now being accepted for three upcoming judicial vacancies on the Marion Superior Court bench, the Indiana Supreme Court announced Friday.