Sec. 29. (a) The Lake County board of commissioners shall appoint three (3) members of the commission.
(b) One (1) month before the expiration of a term of office of a commissioner appointed by the Lake County board of commissioners, an appointment or reappointment shall be made in accordance with section 28 of this chapter. All appointments made by the Lake County board of commissioners shall be certified to the secretary of state, the clerk of the supreme court, and the clerk of Lake circuit court within ten (10) days after the appointment.
(c) Each member appointed by the Lake County board of commissioners shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years.
(d) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of a commissioner appointed by the Lake County board of commissioners, the chairperson of the commission shall promptly notify the Lake County board of commissioners in writing of such fact. Vacancies in the office of commissioners appointed by the Lake County board of commissioners shall be filled by appointment of the Lake County board of commissioners within sixty (60) days after notice of the vacancy is received. The term of the commissioner appointed by the Lake County board of commissioners is for the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy the new member has filled.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-29.5-30.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.204-2021, SEC.2.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 33. Courts and Court Officers
Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County
33-33-45-3. Establishment of Superior Court
33-33-45-6. Juvenile Court Jurisdiction
33-33-45-7. Court of Record; Force and Effect of Judgments and Orders
33-33-45-8. Power and Authority of Court
33-33-45-9. Additional Court Powers
33-33-45-10. Magistrates of Criminal Division
33-33-45-13. Location of Court Sessions
33-33-45-14. Books, Papers, and Records
33-33-45-16. Laws and Rules Governing the Court
33-33-45-19. Chief Judge; Senior Judge
33-33-45-20. Action of Entire Court
33-33-45-21. Divisions of Court; Assignment of Judges
33-33-45-22. Transfer of Actions From Circuit Court
33-33-45-23. Transfer of Actions to Circuit Court
33-33-45-24. Authority of Circuit Judge to Sit in Superior Court
33-33-45-25. Incumbent Judges; Retention; Election
33-33-45-27. Judicial Nominating Commission; Establishment
33-33-45-28. Judicial Nominating Commission; Membership
33-33-45-29. Members Appointed by the Lake County Board of Commissioners
33-33-45-33. Duration in Office
33-33-45-34. Vacancies; Meetings of Commission
33-33-45-35. Nominees; Requirements of Commission
33-33-45-36. List of Nominees; Public Records; Submission to Governor
33-33-45-37. Withdrawal of Name or List of Nominations
33-33-45-38. Selection of Judges
33-33-45-40. Effective Date of Appointment
33-33-45-42. Submission to Electorate; Question of Retention in Office or Rejection of Judges