§ 33-27-2-8 — Staff duties

Indiana § 33-27-2-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 27: JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION
• Ch. 2: Commissioners, Employees, and Staff

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(a) The staff of the judicial nominating
commission shall make the findings of fact concerning individuals
eligible to fill a vacancy in a judicial office as the commission directs.
(b) The staff shall compile biographical sketches of each nominee
running for election to the judicial nominating commission. The
information compiled shall be submitted to the clerk of the supreme
court for distribution, along with the ballots, to qualified electors. The
biographical sketches prepared under this subsection must include the
following information for each nominee:
(1) Name and address.
(2) Legal background, including:
(A) type of practice;
(B) law firm; and
(C) law school year of graduation, honors, other pertinent
information.
(3) General educational background.
(4) A short statement by the nominee stating the nominee's efforts
and achievements in bringing about improvement and betterment
of the administration of justice.
(5) Public offices or positions, including:
(A) all public salaried positions; and
(B) all services contributed to a public or charitable
organization.
(6) Business and civic affairs.
(7) Any other pertinent information that the commission considers
important.
(c) The staff shall carry out any other duties assigned to it by the
general assembly and by the judicial nominating commission when
acting in that capacity and in its capacity as the commission on judicial
qualifications.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-4-13.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.33-2021, SEC.2.