IC 33-25-1
Chapter 1. Judges; Geographic Districts
IC 33-25-1-1 Court of appeals
Sec. 1. The court of appeals consists of fifteen (15) judges, who
serve for the hearing and decision of causes in five (5) geographic
districts described in section 2 of this chapter under Article 7,
Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-2 Districts
Sec. 2. Indiana is divided into five (5) geographic districts, which
shall be designated as the "court of appeals - First District; Second
District; Third District; Fourth District; and Fifth District" as
follows:
(1) First District: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clark, Clay,
Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Dubois, Fayette, Floyd,
Fountain, Franklin, Gibson, Greene, Hancock, Harrison,
Hendricks, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox,
Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Ohio,
Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Randolph,
Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Sullivan, Switzerland,
Union, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Warrick, Washington,
and Wayne.
(2) Second District: Adams, Blackford, Carroll, Cass, Clinton,
Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Howard, Huntington, Jay, Madison,
Marion, Miami, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Wabash, Wells, and
White.
(3) Third District: Allen, Benton, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton,
Jasper, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall,
Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben,
Warren, and Whitley.
(4) The entire state constitutes the Fourth District.
(5) The entire state constitutes the Fifth District. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-3 Residency requirements for judges
Sec. 3. (a) Judges of the First, Second, and Third Districts of the
court of appeals must have resided in their respective districts before
appointment to the court. However, judges of the court of appeals
appointed before July 1, 1993, must reside in the district from which
they are appointed.
(b) The following requirements apply to judges of the Fourth and
Fifth Districts of the court of appeals:
(1) One (1) judge must have resided in the First District before
appointment to the court.
(2) One (1) judge must have resided in the Second District
before appointment to the court.
(3) One (1) judge must have resided in the Third District before
appointment to the court.
(c) When a vacancy is created in the court of appeals, the
individual who is appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy must
be a resident of the district in which the vacancy occurred. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-4 Location for hearings
Sec. 4. All districts of the court of appeals shall sit for the hearing
and decision of causes in:
(1) Indianapolis; or
(2) any other place that the chief judge of the court of appeals
may designate. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-5 Docketing of cases
Sec. 5. A case appealed to the court of appeals shall be placed
upon the docket of the district from which the appeal is taken. If, at
any time, the court of appeals believes there is an undue disparity in
the number of cases pending on the dockets of the districts, the court
of appeals may order the transfer of cases as it considers advisable
from one (1) district to another. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-6 Sitting as judge of circuit, superior, and criminal courts
Sec. 6. The judges of the court of appeals are competent to sit as
judges of the circuit, superior, and criminal courts. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1
Chapter 1. Judges; Geographic Districts
IC 33-25-1-1 Court of appeals
Sec. 1. The court of appeals consists of fifteen (15) judges, who
serve for the hearing and decision of causes in five (5) geographic
districts described in section 2 of this chapter under Article 7,
Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-2 Districts
Sec. 2. Indiana is divided into five (5) geographic districts, which
shall be designated as the "court of appeals - First District; Second
District; Third District; Fourth District; and Fifth District" as
follows:
(1) First District: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clark, Clay,
Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Dubois, Fayette, Floyd,
Fountain, Franklin, Gibson, Greene, Hancock, Harrison,
Hendricks, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox,
Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Ohio,
Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Randolph,
Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Sullivan, Switzerland,
Union, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Warrick, Washington,
and Wayne.
(2) Second District: Adams, Blackford, Carroll, Cass, Clinton,
Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Howard, Huntington, Jay, Madison,
Marion, Miami, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Wabash, Wells, and
White.
(3) Third District: Allen, Benton, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton,
Jasper, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall,
Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben,
Warren, and Whitley.
(4) The entire state constitutes the Fourth District.
(5) The entire state constitutes the Fifth District. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-3 Residency requirements for judges
Sec. 3. (a) Judges of the First, Second, and Third Districts of the
court of appeals must have resided in their respective districts before
appointment to the court. However, judges of the court of appeals
appointed before July 1, 1993, must reside in the district from which
they are appointed.
(b) The following requirements apply to judges of the Fourth and
Fifth Districts of the court of appeals:
(1) One (1) judge must have resided in the First District before
appointment to the court.
(2) One (1) judge must have resided in the Second District
before appointment to the court.
(3) One (1) judge must have resided in the Third District before
appointment to the court.
(c) When a vacancy is created in the court of appeals, the
individual who is appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy must
be a resident of the district in which the vacancy occurred. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-4 Location for hearings
Sec. 4. All districts of the court of appeals shall sit for the hearing
and decision of causes in:
(1) Indianapolis; or
(2) any other place that the chief judge of the court of appeals
may designate. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-5 Docketing of cases
Sec. 5. A case appealed to the court of appeals shall be placed
upon the docket of the district from which the appeal is taken. If, at
any time, the court of appeals believes there is an undue disparity in
the number of cases pending on the dockets of the districts, the court
of appeals may order the transfer of cases as it considers advisable
from one (1) district to another. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-6 Sitting as judge of circuit, superior, and criminal courts
Sec. 6. The judges of the court of appeals are competent to sit as
judges of the circuit, superior, and criminal courts. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1
Chapter 1. Judges; Geographic Districts
IC 33-25-1-1 Court of appeals
Sec. 1. The court of appeals consists of fifteen (15) judges, who
serve for the hearing and decision of causes in five (5) geographic
districts described in section 2 of this chapter under Article 7,
Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-2 Districts
Sec. 2. Indiana is divided into five (5) geographic districts, which
shall be designated as the "court of appeals - First District; Second
District; Third District; Fourth District; and Fifth District" as
follows:
(1) First District: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clark, Clay,
Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Dubois, Fayette, Floyd,
Fountain, Franklin, Gibson, Greene, Hancock, Harrison,
Hendricks, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox,
Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Ohio,
Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Randolph,
Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Sullivan, Switzerland,
Union, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Warrick, Washington,
and Wayne.
(2) Second District: Adams, Blackford, Carroll, Cass, Clinton,
Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Howard, Huntington, Jay, Madison,
Marion, Miami, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Wabash, Wells, and
White.
(3) Third District: Allen, Benton, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton,
Jasper, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall,
Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben,
Warren, and Whitley.
(4) The entire state constitutes the Fourth District.
(5) The entire state constitutes the Fifth District. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-3 Residency requirements for judges
Sec. 3. (a) Judges of the First, Second, and Third Districts of the
court of appeals must have resided in their respective districts before
appointment to the court. However, judges of the court of appeals
appointed before July 1, 1993, must reside in the district from which
they are appointed.
(b) The following requirements apply to judges of the Fourth and
Fifth Districts of the court of appeals:
(1) One (1) judge must have resided in the First District before
appointment to the court.
(2) One (1) judge must have resided in the Second District
before appointment to the court.
(3) One (1) judge must have resided in the Third District before
appointment to the court.
(c) When a vacancy is created in the court of appeals, the
individual who is appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy must
be a resident of the district in which the vacancy occurred. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-4 Location for hearings
Sec. 4. All districts of the court of appeals shall sit for the hearing
and decision of causes in:
(1) Indianapolis; or
(2) any other place that the chief judge of the court of appeals
may designate. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-5 Docketing of cases
Sec. 5. A case appealed to the court of appeals shall be placed
upon the docket of the district from which the appeal is taken. If, at
any time, the court of appeals believes there is an undue disparity in
the number of cases pending on the dockets of the districts, the court
of appeals may order the transfer of cases as it considers advisable
from one (1) district to another. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-1-6 Sitting as judge of circuit, superior, and criminal courts
Sec. 6. The judges of the court of appeals are competent to sit as
judges of the circuit, superior, and criminal courts. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
