Indiana § 33-33-49-30 Conditions of continued qualification for office of judge; complaints;
retirement; vacancies

Indiana Statutes

§ 33-33-49-30 — Conditions of continued qualification for office of judge; complaints; retirement; vacancies

Indiana § 33-33-49-30

Art. 33COURT SYSTEM ORGANIZATION IN EACH

Ch. 49Marion County

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Ind. Code § 33-33-49-30 (2026).

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(a)A judge remains qualified to hold office as long as the judge:

(1)remains fair and impartial in judicial functions;

(2)maintains a high standard of morality in dealings, public and private;

(3)remains physically and mentally capable of performing all the functions and duties of the office of judge; and

(4)continues to reside in Marion County.

(b)Complaints against a judge must be forwarded to the commission on judicial qualifications as provided in IC 33-38-13 by any judge of the superior court.

(c)If the judge wishes to retire before the judge's term has ended, the judge shall provide written notice to the presiding judge of the court.

(d)When a vacancy occurs in the court by death, removal, retirement, or for any other reason, a successor judge shall be appointed as described

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(a) A judge remains qualified to hold office
as long as the judge:
(1) remains fair and impartial in judicial functions;
(2) maintains a high standard of morality in dealings, public and
private;
(3) remains physically and mentally capable of performing all the
functions and duties of the office of judge; and
(4) continues to reside in Marion County.
(b) Complaints against a judge must be forwarded to the
commission on judicial qualifications as provided in IC 33-38-13 by
any judge of the superior court.
(c) If the judge wishes to retire before the judge's term has ended,
the judge shall provide written notice to the presiding judge of the
court.
(d) When a vacancy occurs in the court by death, removal,
retirement, or for any other reason, a successor judge shall be
appointed as described in section 13.4 of this chapter. The successor
judge must be a member of the same political party as the judge who
is to be succeeded.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5.1-2-25.]