IC 33-38-9
Chapter 9. Judicial Conference of Indiana and the Indiana Judicial
Center
IC 33-38-9-1 "Judicial conference" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "judicial conference" refers to the
judicial conference of Indiana established by section 3 of this
chapter. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-2 "Trial court judges" defined
Sec. 2. As used in section 4 of this chapter, "trial court judges"
refers only to those trial court judges who are members of the
judicial conference under section 3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-3 Judicial conference; membership
Sec. 3. (a) The judicial conference of Indiana is established.
(b) The membership of the judicial conference consists of the
following:
(1) All justices of the supreme court.
(2) All judges of the court of appeals.
(3) The judge of the tax court.
(4) All circuit, superior, probate, and county court judges.
(5) All municipal court judges who are serving on a full-time
basis.
(6) Any retired judge who serves as a special judge and notifies
the conference of the service.
(c) A full-time magistrate under IC 33-23-5 is a nonvoting
member of the conference. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-4 Board of directors; members; chairperson; judicial center,
executive director, and staff personnel
Sec. 4. (a) The activities of the judicial conference shall be
directed by a board of directors having the following members:
(1) The chief justice of Indiana.
(2) The chief judge of the court of appeals.
(3) The president of the Indiana judges association.
(4) The president of the Indiana council of juvenile court
judges.
(5) One (1) judge from each of the trial court districts
established by the supreme court, elected for a term of two (2)
years by the trial court judges of the district.
(6) Five (5) trial court judges appointed for terms of one (1)
year by the chief justice of Indiana.
(b) The chief justice of Indiana shall serve as chairperson of the
board of directors. The judicial conference, through the board of
directors:
(1) shall establish a staff agency to be designated the Indiana
judicial center; and
(2) may establish positions for an executive director, staff
personnel, and other necessary personnel.
All personnel of the Indiana judicial center shall be appointed by the
chief justice of Indiana, and their salaries shall be fixed by the
supreme court, subject to appropriation by the general assembly. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-5 Meetings of membership; committees; hearings; proposed
legislation; review
Sec. 5. (a) The entire membership of the judicial conference shall
meet:
(1) at least once a year at a time and place to be fixed by the
board of directors; and
(2) at other times as may be designated by the board of
directors.
(b) The judicial conference may create committees either upon
action of the board of directors or by majority vote of the members
attending a meeting of the judicial conference. The judicial
conference, the board of directors, or any committee of the judicial
conference may hold hearings on any question related to the duties
set out in section 6 of this chapter. A proposal for legislation relating
to courts that is made by the judicial conference shall be presented
to the division of state court administration for study and
recommendation by the division before being presented to the
general assembly. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-6 Duties of conference
Sec. 6. The judicial conference shall do the following:
(1) Promote an exchange of experience and suggestions
regarding the operation of Indiana's judicial system.
(2) Promote the continuing education of judges.
(3) Seek to promote a better understanding of the judiciary.
(4) Act as administrator for probationers participating in the
interstate compact for the supervision of parolees and
probationers under IC 11-13-4-3.
(5) Act as compact administrator for probationers participating
in the interstate compact on juveniles under IC 11-13-4-3. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-7 Attendance at meetings; per diem and travel allowances
Sec. 7. All members, including full-time magistrates, shall attend
and those invited to participate may attend the meetings of the
judicial conference. Per diem and travel allowances authorized by
law shall be paid to the members and full-time magistrates attending
from the annual appropriation to the judicial conference. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-8 Roster of in-state facilities providing child services in residential
settings
Sec. 8. (a) The Indiana judicial center shall maintain a roster of
in-state facilities that have the expertise to provide child services (as
defined in IC 31-9-2-17.8) in a residential setting to:
(1) children in need of services (as described in IC 31-34-1); or
(2) delinquent children (as described in IC 31-37-1 and
IC 31-37-2).
(b) The roster under subsection (a) must include the information
necessary to allow a court having juvenile jurisdiction to select an
in-state placement of a child instead of placing the child in an
out-of-state facility under IC 31-34 or IC 31-37. The roster must
include at least the following information:
(1) Name, address, and telephone number of each facility.
(2) Owner and contact person for each facility.
(3) Description of the child services that each facility provides
and any limitations that the facility imposes on acceptance of a
child placed by a juvenile court.
(4) Number of children that each facility can serve on a
residential basis.
(5) Number of residential openings at each facility.
(c) The Indiana judicial center shall revise the information in the
roster at least monthly.
(d) The Indiana judicial center shall make the information in the
roster readily available to courts with juvenile jurisdiction. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.146-2008,
SEC.677.
IC 33-38-9-9 Administration of alcohol and drug services programs;
certification of problem solving courts
Sec. 9. The Indiana judicial center shall administer the following:
(1) The alcohol and drug services program under IC 12-23-14.
(2) The certification of problem solving courts under
IC 33-23-16. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.60-2006, SEC.7;
P.L.108-2010, SEC.6.
IC 33-38-9-10 Reports
Sec. 10. (a) Beginning in 2011, the Indiana judicial center shall
submit a report to the commission on courts established by
IC 33-23-10-1 by July 1 of each year concerning the status of
problem solving courts. Each report must contain the following
information:
(1) The number of problem solving courts certified by the
Indiana judicial center.
(2) The number of courts that have notified the Indiana judicial
center of their intention to establish a problem solving court.
(3) The number of each type of problem solving court, as set
forth in IC 33-23-16-11, that have been established, including
courts certified under IC 33-23-16-11(8).
(4) The success rates of problem solving courts with specific
examples of successes and failures.
(5) Legislative suggestions to improve the certification or
operation of problem solving courts.
(b) The first report required by this section must be submitted not
later than July 1, 2011.
(c) This section expires June 30, 2014. As added by P.L.108-2010, SEC.7.
IC 33-38-9
Chapter 9. Judicial Conference of Indiana and the Indiana Judicial
Center
IC 33-38-9-1 "Judicial conference" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "judicial conference" refers to the
judicial conference of Indiana established by section 3 of this
chapter. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-2 "Trial court judges" defined
Sec. 2. As used in section 4 of this chapter, "trial court judges"
refers only to those trial court judges who are members of the
judicial conference under section 3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-3 Judicial conference; membership
Sec. 3. (a) The judicial conference of Indiana is established.
(b) The membership of the judicial conference consists of the
following:
(1) All justices of the supreme court.
(2) All judges of the court of appeals.
(3) The judge of the tax court.
(4) All circuit, superior, probate, and county court judges.
(5) All municipal court judges who are serving on a full-time
basis.
(6) Any retired judge who serves as a special judge and notifies
the conference of the service.
(c) A full-time magistrate under IC 33-23-5 is a nonvoting
member of the conference. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-4 Board of directors; members; chairperson; judicial center,
executive director, and staff personnel
Sec. 4. (a) The activities of the judicial conference shall be
directed by a board of directors having the following members:
(1) The chief justice of Indiana.
(2) The chief judge of the court of appeals.
(3) The president of the Indiana judges association.
(4) The president of the Indiana council of juvenile court
judges.
(5) One (1) judge from each of the trial court districts
established by the supreme court, elected for a term of two (2)
years by the trial court judges of the district.
(6) Five (5) trial court judges appointed for terms of one (1)
year by the chief justice of Indiana.
(b) The chief justice of Indiana shall serve as chairperson of the
board of directors. The judicial conference, through the board of
directors:
(1) shall establish a staff agency to be designated the Indiana
judicial center; and
(2) may establish positions for an executive director, staff
personnel, and other necessary personnel.
All personnel of the Indiana judicial center shall be appointed by the
chief justice of Indiana, and their salaries shall be fixed by the
supreme court, subject to appropriation by the general assembly. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-5 Meetings of membership; committees; hearings; proposed
legislation; review
Sec. 5. (a) The entire membership of the judicial conference shall
meet:
(1) at least once a year at a time and place to be fixed by the
board of directors; and
(2) at other times as may be designated by the board of
directors.
(b) The judicial conference may create committees either upon
action of the board of directors or by majority vote of the members
attending a meeting of the judicial conference. The judicial
conference, the board of directors, or any committee of the judicial
conference may hold hearings on any question related to the duties
set out in section 6 of this chapter. A proposal for legislation relating
to courts that is made by the judicial conference shall be presented
to the division of state court administration for study and
recommendation by the division before being presented to the
general assembly. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-6 Duties of conference
Sec. 6. The judicial conference shall do the following:
(1) Promote an exchange of experience and suggestions
regarding the operation of Indiana's judicial system.
(2) Promote the continuing education of judges.
(3) Seek to promote a better understanding of the judiciary.
(4) Act as administrator for probationers participating in the
interstate compact for the supervision of parolees and
probationers under IC 11-13-4-3.
(5) Act as compact administrator for probationers participating
in the interstate compact on juveniles under IC 11-13-4-3. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-7 Attendance at meetings; per diem and travel allowances
Sec. 7. All members, including full-time magistrates, shall attend
and those invited to participate may attend the meetings of the
judicial conference. Per diem and travel allowances authorized by
law shall be paid to the members and full-time magistrates attending
from the annual appropriation to the judicial conference. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-8 Roster of in-state facilities providing child services in residential
settings
Sec. 8. (a) The Indiana judicial center shall maintain a roster of
in-state facilities that have the expertise to provide child services (as
defined in IC 31-9-2-17.8) in a residential setting to:
(1) children in need of services (as described in IC 31-34-1); or
(2) delinquent children (as described in IC 31-37-1 and
IC 31-37-2).
(b) The roster under subsection (a) must include the information
necessary to allow a court having juvenile jurisdiction to select an
in-state placement of a child instead of placing the child in an
out-of-state facility under IC 31-34 or IC 31-37. The roster must
include at least the following information:
(1) Name, address, and telephone number of each facility.
(2) Owner and contact person for each facility.
(3) Description of the child services that each facility provides
and any limitations that the facility imposes on acceptance of a
child placed by a juvenile court.
(4) Number of children that each facility can serve on a
residential basis.
(5) Number of residential openings at each facility.
(c) The Indiana judicial center shall revise the information in the
roster at least monthly.
(d) The Indiana judicial center shall make the information in the
roster readily available to courts with juvenile jurisdiction. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.146-2008,
SEC.677.
IC 33-38-9-9 Administration of alcohol and drug services programs;
certification of problem solving courts
Sec. 9. The Indiana judicial center shall administer the following:
(1) The alcohol and drug services program under IC 12-23-14.
(2) The certification of problem solving courts under
IC 33-23-16. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.60-2006, SEC.7;
P.L.108-2010, SEC.6.
IC 33-38-9-10 Reports
Sec. 10. (a) Beginning in 2011, the Indiana judicial center shall
submit a report to the commission on courts established by
IC 33-23-10-1 by July 1 of each year concerning the status of
problem solving courts. Each report must contain the following
information:
(1) The number of problem solving courts certified by the
Indiana judicial center.
(2) The number of courts that have notified the Indiana judicial
center of their intention to establish a problem solving court.
(3) The number of each type of problem solving court, as set
forth in IC 33-23-16-11, that have been established, including
courts certified under IC 33-23-16-11(8).
(4) The success rates of problem solving courts with specific
examples of successes and failures.
(5) Legislative suggestions to improve the certification or
operation of problem solving courts.
(b) The first report required by this section must be submitted not
later than July 1, 2011.
(c) This section expires June 30, 2014. As added by P.L.108-2010, SEC.7.
IC 33-38-9
Chapter 9. Judicial Conference of Indiana and the Indiana Judicial
Center
IC 33-38-9-1 "Judicial conference" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "judicial conference" refers to the
judicial conference of Indiana established by section 3 of this
chapter. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-2 "Trial court judges" defined
Sec. 2. As used in section 4 of this chapter, "trial court judges"
refers only to those trial court judges who are members of the
judicial conference under section 3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-3 Judicial conference; membership
Sec. 3. (a) The judicial conference of Indiana is established.
(b) The membership of the judicial conference consists of the
following:
(1) All justices of the supreme court.
(2) All judges of the court of appeals.
(3) The judge of the tax court.
(4) All circuit, superior, probate, and county court judges.
(5) All municipal court judges who are serving on a full-time
basis.
(6) Any retired judge who serves as a special judge and notifies
the conference of the service.
(c) A full-time magistrate under IC 33-23-5 is a nonvoting
member of the conference. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-4 Board of directors; members; chairperson; judicial center,
executive director, and staff personnel
Sec. 4. (a) The activities of the judicial conference shall be
directed by a board of directors having the following members:
(1) The chief justice of Indiana.
(2) The chief judge of the court of appeals.
(3) The president of the Indiana judges association.
(4) The president of the Indiana council of juvenile court
judges.
(5) One (1) judge from each of the trial court districts
established by the supreme court, elected for a term of two (2)
years by the trial court judges of the district.
(6) Five (5) trial court judges appointed for terms of one (1)
year by the chief justice of Indiana.
(b) The chief justice of Indiana shall serve as chairperson of the
board of directors. The judicial conference, through the board of
directors:
(1) shall establish a staff agency to be designated the Indiana
judicial center; and
(2) may establish positions for an executive director, staff
personnel, and other necessary personnel.
All personnel of the Indiana judicial center shall be appointed by the
chief justice of Indiana, and their salaries shall be fixed by the
supreme court, subject to appropriation by the general assembly. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-5 Meetings of membership; committees; hearings; proposed
legislation; review
Sec. 5. (a) The entire membership of the judicial conference shall
meet:
(1) at least once a year at a time and place to be fixed by the
board of directors; and
(2) at other times as may be designated by the board of
directors.
(b) The judicial conference may create committees either upon
action of the board of directors or by majority vote of the members
attending a meeting of the judicial conference. The judicial
conference, the board of directors, or any committee of the judicial
conference may hold hearings on any question related to the duties
set out in section 6 of this chapter. A proposal for legislation relating
to courts that is made by the judicial conference shall be presented
to the division of state court administration for study and
recommendation by the division before being presented to the
general assembly. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-6 Duties of conference
Sec. 6. The judicial conference shall do the following:
(1) Promote an exchange of experience and suggestions
regarding the operation of Indiana's judicial system.
(2) Promote the continuing education of judges.
(3) Seek to promote a better understanding of the judiciary.
(4) Act as administrator for probationers participating in the
interstate compact for the supervision of parolees and
probationers under IC 11-13-4-3.
(5) Act as compact administrator for probationers participating
in the interstate compact on juveniles under IC 11-13-4-3. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-7 Attendance at meetings; per diem and travel allowances
Sec. 7. All members, including full-time magistrates, shall attend
and those invited to participate may attend the meetings of the
judicial conference. Per diem and travel allowances authorized by
law shall be paid to the members and full-time magistrates attending
from the annual appropriation to the judicial conference. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IC 33-38-9-8 Roster of in-state facilities providing child services in residential
settings
Sec. 8. (a) The Indiana judicial center shall maintain a roster of
in-state facilities that have the expertise to provide child services (as
defined in IC 31-9-2-17.8) in a residential setting to:
(1) children in need of services (as described in IC 31-34-1); or
(2) delinquent children (as described in IC 31-37-1 and
IC 31-37-2).
(b) The roster under subsection (a) must include the information
necessary to allow a court having juvenile jurisdiction to select an
in-state placement of a child instead of placing the child in an
out-of-state facility under IC 31-34 or IC 31-37. The roster must
include at least the following information:
(1) Name, address, and telephone number of each facility.
(2) Owner and contact person for each facility.
(3) Description of the child services that each facility provides
and any limitations that the facility imposes on acceptance of a
child placed by a juvenile court.
(4) Number of children that each facility can serve on a
residential basis.
(5) Number of residential openings at each facility.
(c) The Indiana judicial center shall revise the information in the
roster at least monthly.
(d) The Indiana judicial center shall make the information in the
roster readily available to courts with juvenile jurisdiction. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.146-2008,
SEC.677.
IC 33-38-9-9 Administration of alcohol and drug services programs;
certification of problem solving courts
Sec. 9. The Indiana judicial center shall administer the following:
(1) The alcohol and drug services program under IC 12-23-14.
(2) The certification of problem solving courts under
IC 33-23-16. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.60-2006, SEC.7;
P.L.108-2010, SEC.6.
IC 33-38-9-10 Reports
Sec. 10. (a) Beginning in 2011, the Indiana judicial center shall
submit a report to the commission on courts established by
IC 33-23-10-1 by July 1 of each year concerning the status of
problem solving courts. Each report must contain the following
information:
(1) The number of problem solving courts certified by the
Indiana judicial center.
(2) The number of courts that have notified the Indiana judicial
center of their intention to establish a problem solving court.
(3) The number of each type of problem solving court, as set
forth in IC 33-23-16-11, that have been established, including
courts certified under IC 33-23-16-11(8).
(4) The success rates of problem solving courts with specific
examples of successes and failures.
(5) Legislative suggestions to improve the certification or
operation of problem solving courts.
(b) The first report required by this section must be submitted not
later than July 1, 2011.
(c) This section expires June 30, 2014. As added by P.L.108-2010, SEC.7.
