Sec. 8. (a) The Porter superior court, superior division, shall hold sessions in the Porter County courthouse in Valparaiso.
(b) One (1) judge of the Porter superior court, county division, shall hold sessions of the court in Valparaiso and two (2) judges shall hold sessions of the court principally in Portage Township and may sit periodically in Westchester Township in the discretion of the judges in Porter County.
(c) The board of county commissioners of Porter County shall:
(1) provide and maintain suitable and convenient courtrooms for the holding of the court, together with suitable and convenient jury rooms and offices for the judges, secretaries, and official court reporters, and other facilities as may be necessary; and
(2) provide all the necessary furniture and equipment for the rooms and offices of the court.
The county council shall appropriate sufficient funds to implement this section.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-38-8.]
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
33-33-64-3. Establishment of Superior Court; Judges; Election; Divisions
33-33-64-6. Power and Authority of Judges
33-33-64-7. Power of Judges Same as Circuit Court Judges
33-33-64-8. Location of Court Sessions
33-33-64-9. Dockets, Books, and Records
33-33-64-14. Officers and Personnel
33-33-64-16. Majority Decision of Judges
33-33-64-17. Additional Personnel; Administrative Officer
33-33-64-18. Transfer of Causes From Circuit Court
33-33-64-19. Transfer of Causes
33-33-64-20. Circuit Court Judge Sitting and Acting as Superior Court Judge