Bill Text: IN SB0103 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Judicial nominating commission.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-03-12 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary [SB0103 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-SB0103-Amended.html
Citations Affected: IC 33-27.
Synopsis: Judicial nominating commission. Provides that the
nonattorney members of the judicial nominating commission shall be
appointed by the governor from a list of recommended candidates
submitted by the president pro tempore of the senate, the speaker of the
house of representatives, the minority leader of the senate, and the
minority leader of the house of representatives.
Effective: July 1, 2013.
January 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
February 7, 2013, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
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(1) president pro tempore of the senate;
(2) speaker of the house of representatives;
(3) minority leader of the senate; and
(4) minority leader of the house of representatives.
(1) the president pro tempore of the senate;
(2) the speaker of the house of representatives;
(3) the minority leader of the senate; and
(4) the minority leader of the house of representatives;
in accordance with section 1.5 of this chapter.
(b) One (1) month before the expiration of a term of office of a nonattorney commissioner, the governor shall either reappoint the commissioner as provided in section 5 of this chapter or appoint a new nonattorney commissioner. All appointments made by the governor to the judicial nominating commission shall be certified to the secretary of state and to the clerk of the supreme court not later than ten (10) days after the appointment.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), the governor shall appoint each nonattorney commissioner for a term of three (3) years.
(d) An appointed nonattorney commissioner must reside in the court of appeals district for which the nonattorney commissioner was appointed. A nonattorney commissioner is considered to have resigned the position if the residency of the nonattorney commissioner changes from the court of appeals district for which the nonattorney commissioner was appointed.
(e) When a vacancy occurs in the office of a nonattorney commissioner, the
(f) If, not later than thirty (30) days after receiving notice of a vacancy in the office of a nonattorney commissioner, the recommending members have not submitted to the governor a list containing at least two (2) recommended candidates who meet the requirements of this chapter, the governor may reappoint the nonattorney member currently serving or may appoint a new member of the governor's choosing who meets the other requirements of this chapter.
(b) An individual selected by a recommending member as a candidate for selection by the governor must reside in the court of appeals district for which the nonattorney commissioner is appointed.
(c) A recommending member shall recommend a candidate to the governor not later than thirty (30) days after receiving notice of the vacancy from the chairperson of the commission.