§ 33-24-6-10 — Trial court districts; transfer of judges

(a) The chief administrative officer shall,
with the approval of the supreme court, divide the state geographically
into at least eight (8) trial court districts.
(b) On the basis of relevant information compiled by the chief
administrative officer concerning the volume and nature of judicial
workload, the chief administrative officer shall recommend to the
supreme court the temporary transfer of any judge or judges. The
supreme court shall consider the recommendation and temporarily
transfer any judge of a trial court of general or special jurisdiction to
another court if the temporary transfer is determined to be beneficial to
facilitate the judicial work of the court to which the judge is transferred
without placing an undue burden on the court from which the judge is
transferred. However, a judge may not be temporarily transferred to a
court in another county within the district the judge normally serves
that, at its nearest point, is more than forty (40) miles from the seat of
the county the judge normally serves unless the judge consents to the
transfer.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-7-8.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.161-2018, SEC.64.