CHAPTER 4. APPOINTMENT OF SENIOR JUDGES

IC 33-27-4

    

Chapter 4. Appointment of Senior Judges

IC 33-27-4-1

Application

    

Sec. 1. A person who desires to serve as a senior judge under
IC 33-23-3 may apply to the judicial nominating commission for
certification to the supreme court as a senior judge.

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6.

IC 33-27-4-2

Certification

    

Sec. 2. The judicial nominating commission shall certify to the
supreme court a person desiring to serve as a senior judge if the
person meets requirements for service as a senior judge set by the
supreme court under IC 33-24-3-7.

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6.

IC 33-27-4-3

Restrictions on certification; retirement benefits

    

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not
be certified under this section if:

        (1) the person:

            (A) has not served as a:

                (i) judge;

                (ii) justice;

                (iii) magistrate; or

                (iv) commissioner appointed under IC 33-33-49 who has
all the powers and duties prescribed for a magistrate; or

            (B) is still serving as a:

                (i) judge;

                (ii) justice;

                (iii) magistrate; or

                (iv) commissioner appointed under IC 33-33-49 who has
all the powers and duties prescribed for a magistrate;

        of a court of record in Indiana;

        (2) the person is not available for the minimum period of
commitment for service as a senior judge specified by the
supreme court under IC 33-24-3-7; or

        (3) the combination of:

            (A) the compensation for senior judges set under
IC 33-23-3-5; and

            (B) any retirement benefits that the person is receiving or is
entitled to receive;

        exceeds the minimum compensation to which judges of the
circuit court are entitled under IC 33-38-5.

    (b) A person who elects to forgo retirement benefits during the
period of commitment as a senior judge may be certified as a senior
judge under section 2 of this chapter upon verification by the judicial
nominating commission of the availability to the person of the

election.

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-2010, SEC.1;
P.L.71-2010, SEC.1.