Sec. 18. (a) Upon the filing of or the expiration of the time for filing an answer, the commission shall:
(1) order a hearing before the commission on the discipline, retirement, or removal of the judge; or
(2) request the supreme court to appoint three (3) active or retired judges of courts of record as special masters to hear and take evidence on the matter and to report to the commission.
(b) The commission shall:
(1) set a time and place in the state in which the judge involved resides for a hearing; and
(2) mail notice of the hearing to the judge, the masters, and the counsel at least twenty (20) days before the hearing date.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-6-12.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 33. Courts and Court Officers
33-38-14-2. "Commission" Defined
33-38-14-7. "Presiding Master" Defined
33-38-14-8. Commission on Judicial Qualifications
33-38-14-9. Disciplinary Jurisdiction Over Judges
33-38-14-10. Disqualification; Suspension; Retirement; Censure; Removal
33-38-14-11. Meetings of Commissioners
33-38-14-12. Confidentiality of Proceedings; Public Inspection
33-38-14-14. Commission; Complaint
33-38-14-16. Notice of Formal Proceedings
33-38-14-18. Setting for Hearing Before Commission or Masters
33-38-14-21. Rights of a Judge; Notice; Incapacitation
33-38-14-22. Amendments to Notice or Answer
33-38-14-23. Report of Masters
33-38-14-24. Objections to Report of Masters
33-38-14-25. Appearance Before Commission
33-38-14-26. Extension of Time
33-38-14-27. Hearing Additional Evidence
33-38-14-28. Vote or Recommendation for Discipline, Retirement, or Removal
33-38-14-29. Record of Commission Proceedings
33-38-14-30. Certification of Commission Recommendation to Supreme Court
33-38-14-31. Petition for Modification or Rejection of Commission's Recommendation
33-38-14-32. Jurisdiction and Powers
33-38-14-34. Enforcement of Subpoena
33-38-14-36. Discovery; Admissibility of Evidence; Demand for Formal Proceeding or Finding