Sec. 10. (a) To qualify as a candidate for Allen superior court judge, a person:
(1) must be a citizen of the United States domiciled in Allen County;
(2) must have at least five (5) years active practice of law, including cases involving matters assigned to the division in which the person would serve as judge;
(3) may not previously have had any disciplinary sanction imposed upon the person by the supreme court disciplinary commission of Indiana or any similar body in another state; and
(4) may not previously have been convicted of any felony.
(b) If a person does not qualify under subsection (a), the person may not be listed on the ballot as a candidate. However, an individual who was a judge of the court on January 1, 1984, does not have to comply with subsection (a)(2).
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-5.1-29.3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 33. Courts and Court Officers
Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County
33-33-2-5. Establishment of Superior Court
33-33-2-7. Location of Superior Court Sessions
33-33-2-9. Judicial Candidates; Terms
33-33-2-10. Candidate for Judge; Qualifications
33-33-2-11. Limits on Acceptance of Contributions
33-33-2-12. Rules and Regulations; Incidental Powers of Judges
33-33-2-13. Orders, Writs, Appointments, and Commissions
33-33-2-15. Salary of Juvenile Referee
33-33-2-17. Clerk and Sheriff; Duties, Liabilities, Fees, and Procedure
33-33-2-18. Record Books and Dockets
33-33-2-22. Laws Applicable to Superior Court
33-33-2-24. Fees of Jurors and Witnesses
33-33-2-25. Transfer of Cases From Circuit Court
33-33-2-26. Transfer of Cases to Circuit Court
33-33-2-27. Authority of Circuit Judge to Sit in Superior Court
33-33-2-31. Divisions of the Court
33-33-2-32. Judicial Nominating Commission; Establishment
33-33-2-33. Judicial Nominating Commission; Membership
33-33-2-34. Judicial Nominating Commission; Nonattorney Members
33-33-2-35. Judicial Nominating Commission; Attorney Members
33-33-2-36. Judicial Nominating Commission; Election of Attorney Members
33-33-2-37. Judicial Nominating Commission; Notification of Election or Appointment
33-33-2-38. Judicial Nominating Commission; Service; Limitation
33-33-2-39. Vacancy in Judgeship; Nomination of Candidates; Meetings of Commission
33-33-2-40. Vacancy in Judgeship; Nomination of Candidates; Requirements
33-33-2-41. Vacancy in Judgeship; Submission of List of Nominees to Governor
33-33-2-42. Vacancy in Judgeship; Nomination of Candidates; Substitution of Names
33-33-2-43. Vacancy in Judgeship; Appointment From List of Nominees
33-33-2-44. Vacancy in Judgeship; Effective Date of Appointment
33-33-2-45. Vacancy in Judgeship; Appointee to Serve Unexpired Term