Indiana § 33-33-45-28 Judicial nominating commission; membership

Indiana Statutes

§ 33-33-45-28 — Judicial nominating commission; membership

Indiana § 33-33-45-28

Art. 33COURT SYSTEM ORGANIZATION IN EACH

Ch. 45Lake County

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Ind. Code § 33-33-45-28 (2026).

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(a)The judicial nominating commission (referred to in this chapter as the commission) consists of seven (7) voting members, the majority of whom form a quorum. The chief justice of Indiana or the chief justice's designee serves ex officio as a voting member only to resolve tie votes and as the chairperson of the commission.

(b)The:

(1)governor shall appoint three (3) members to the commission:

(A)one (1) of whom must be an attorney;

(B)one (1) of whom must be a nonattorney who has never been licensed to practice law; and

(C)one (1) of whom must be a woman; and

(2)Lake County board of commissioners shall appoint three (3) members to the commission:

(A)one (1) of whom must be an attorney;

(B)one (1) of whom must be a nonattorney who has never been licensed to practice law; and

(C)o

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(a) The judicial nominating commission
(referred to in this chapter as the commission) consists of seven (7)
voting members, the majority of whom form a quorum. The chief
justice of Indiana or the chief justice's designee serves ex officio as a
voting member only to resolve tie votes and as the chairperson of the
commission.
(b) The:
(1) governor shall appoint three (3) members to the commission:
(A) one (1) of whom must be an attorney;
(B) one (1) of whom must be a nonattorney who has never been
licensed to practice law; and
(C) one (1) of whom must be a woman; and
(2) Lake County board of commissioners shall appoint three (3)
members to the commission:
(A) one (1) of whom must be an attorney;
(B) one (1) of whom must be a nonattorney who has never been
licensed to practice law; and
(C) one (1) of whom must be an individual from a minority
group (as defined in IC 5-28-20-5).
The appointees must reside in Lake County, have no prior felony
conviction, and reflect the composition of the community. If the Lake
County board of commissioners fails to appoint any commission
members within the time required to do so in section 29 of this chapter,
the appointment shall be made by the chairperson of the commission.
The chairperson of the commission shall have standing to dispute the
validity of an appointed member.
(c) A member of the commission, other than a judge or justice, may
not hold any other elected public office. A member may not hold an
office in a political party or organization.
(d) A member of the commission is not eligible for appointment to
a judicial office in Lake County if the member is a member of the
commission and for three (3) years thereafter.
(e) Except for the chief justice of Indiana or the chief justice's
designee, if any voting member of the commission terminates the
member's residence in Lake County, the member is considered to have
resigned from the commission.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-29.5-29.]