Indiana Senate Bill 79 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-17 - Senator Ruckelshaus added as second author
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Marion County courts. Provides for the selection of Marion superior court (court) judges. Establishes the 14 member Marion County judicial selection committee (committee). Provides that, when the committee learns of a vacancy on the court, the committee follows certain procedures that conclude in the committee sending the names of three nominees to the governor. Requires the governor to appoint one of the nominees as judge to fill the vacancy. Provides that, at the end of a judge's term on the court, the judge may have the question of the judge's retention on the court placed on the general election ballot.

Marion County courts. Provides for the selection of Marion superior court (court) judges. Establishes the 14 member Marion County judicial selection committee (committee). Provides that, when the committee learns of a vacancy on the court, the committee follows certain procedures that conclude in the committee sending the names of three nominees to the governor. Requires the governor to appoint one of the nominees as judge to fill the vacancy. Provides that, at the end of a judge's term on the court, the judge may have the question of the judge's retention on the court placed on the general election ballot.

Sen. James Merritt [R]

Sen. John Ruckelshaus [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-17	Senate	Senator Ruckelshaus added as second author
2017-01-03	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2017-01-03	Senate	Authored by Senator Merritt

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/senate/79/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/a/0/a/1a0af2e4/SB0079.01.INTR.pdf