§ 33-38-10-3 — Registration of former judges; list; petition to have case heard by private judge; appointment

Indiana § 33-38-10-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 38: JUDGES
• Ch. 10: Private Judges

Text

(a) A former judge qualified under section
2(a) of this chapter who wishes to serve as a private judge must register
with the chief administrative officer of the office of judicial
administration. The chief administrative officer shall:
(1) compile;
(2) periodically update; and
(3) make available to the public;
a list of registered former judges.
(b) If the parties to an action wish to have the action heard before a
private judge, the parties shall submit to the chief administrative officer
of the office of judicial administration a written petition as described
in section 2(b)(1) of this chapter. After verifying that the former judge
is qualified under section 2(a) of this chapter and is registered under
subsection (a), the chief administrative officer shall forward the
petition to the former judge named on the petition.
(c) The regular or presiding judge of the court in which the action
is filed shall appoint the private judge to hear the action if the written
petition of the parties to the action and the written consent of the
private judge to hear the action is presented to the regular or presiding
judge:
(1) contemporaneously with the filing of the action; or
(2) after the action has been filed.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-15-3.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.161-2018, SEC.101.