§ 33-33-2-31 — Divisions of the court

(a) The court, by rules adopted by the Allen
superior court, shall divide the work of the court into the following
divisions:
(1) A family relations division.
(2) A criminal division (including a standard minor offenses and
violations docket under IC 33-29-2-8).
(3) A civil division (including a standard small claims docket
under IC 33-29-2-4).
(b) Cases involving juvenile matters shall be assigned to the family
relations division.
(c) Cases involving matters specified in IC 33-29-2-8 shall be
assigned to the criminal division.
(d) Cases involving matters specified in IC 33-29-2-4 shall be
assigned to the small claims docket in the civil division.
(e) The work of each division may be divided further by rules
adopted by the court.
(f) Every two (2) years each division of the court shall elect an
administrative judge for that division. The administrative judge shall
carry out ministerial, administrative, and assignment functions as are
periodically determined by a majority of the judges of that division.
(g) Matters of administration, budget, expenditures, policy, and
procedure in each division shall be determined by a majority of the
judges of that division.
(h) Disputes within any division concerning administration, budget,
expenditures, policy, procedure, and assignments that pertain to the
division as a whole or to any individual judge of the division, that for
any reason cannot be resolved by a majority of the judges in the
division, shall be submitted to the board of judges and determined by
a majority of the board of judges.
(i) A resolution approved by a majority of the board of judges that
resolves disputes within a division must include at least one (1) of the
judges of that division and binds all of the judges of that division.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-5.1-23.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.1-2007, SEC.217.