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Chapter 1. Certain Judgeship's Eligibility; Term of Office; Travel Expenses
33-38-1-1. Admission to the Practice of Law - Sec. 1. A person is not eligible to hold the...
33-38-1-2. Multiple County Judicial Circuits and Superior Court District; Traveling Expenses - Sec. 2. Each judge of each: (1) judicial circuit containing...
33-38-1-3. Beginning Date; Expiration Date - Sec. 3. The term of office of a person: (1)...
Chapter 2. Appointment of Bailiffs in Certain Counties
33-38-2-1. Judge to Appoint Bailiff and Riding Bailiff - Sec. 1. The judge of the circuit, superior, criminal, probate,...
33-38-2-2. Bailiff or Sheriff; County With Population Less Than 35,000 - Sec. 2. In counties having a population of less than...
Chapter 3. Copy of Appointment of a City or Municipal Judge to the Clerk of Circuit Court
33-38-3-1. Certified Copy; Clerk of Circuit Court - Sec. 1. When a person is appointed as judge of...
33-38-3-2. Certified Copy; Recorded - Sec. 2. The appointment described in section 1 of this...
Chapter 4. Chief Clerk in Marion and Lake Counties
33-38-4-1. Appointment - Sec. 1. The judge of the circuit court in a...
33-38-4-2. Salary - Sec. 2. The salary for the chief clerk: (1) shall...
33-38-4-3. Powers - Sec. 3. The chief clerk may administer oaths that are...
33-38-4-4. Qualifications - Sec. 4. The chief clerk must be: (1) a graduate...
33-38-4-5. Appropriation - Sec. 5. The county council of the county shall appropriate...
Chapter 5. Salaries
33-38-5-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter - Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to sections 6 and 8...
33-38-5-1. Appropriation; State General Fund Contributions - Sec. 1. There is appropriated from the state general fund...
33-38-5-2. Appropriation; County Salaries - Sec. 2. The county councils of the counties of the...
33-38-5-3. Multiple County Judicial Circuits - Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a judicial circuit...
33-38-5-4. Grading of Counties - Sec. 4. For purposes of this chapter, each county is:...
33-38-5-5. Classes of Counties; Population; Gross Assessed Valuation - Sec. 5. (a) The nine (9) classes of the several...
33-38-5-6. Total Annual Salary for Full-Time Judges - Sec. 6. (a) The annual salary of each full-time judge...
33-38-5-7. Juvenile Court Magistrate; Source of Salary - Sec. 7. Of the annual salary of a juvenile court...
33-38-5-8. Total Annual Salary; Supreme Court Justices; Appellate Court Judges - Sec. 8. (a) The annual salary for each justice of...
33-38-5-8.1. Salary Increases for Judges and Justices in Certain State Fiscal Years - Sec. 8.1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...
33-38-5-8.2. Health Care Adjustment for Employees of Judicial Branch - Sec. 8.2. (a) As used in this section, "employees of...
33-38-5-9. Schedule of Working Hours for Courts - Sec. 9. (a) A judge described in section 6 of...
33-38-5-10. Lowering of Classification; Limitation - Sec. 10. The classification of salary schedules for judges may...
Chapter 6. Judges' Retirement System
33-38-6-1. "Americans With Disabilities Act" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "Americans with Disabilities...
33-38-6-2. "Board" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to...
33-38-6-2.5. "Electronic Funds Transfer" - Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, IC 33-38-7, and...
33-38-6-3. "Employer" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "employer" means the...
33-38-6-4. "Fiscal Year" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "fiscal year" means...
33-38-6-5. "Fund" - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to...
33-38-6-6. "Internal Revenue Code" - Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "Internal Revenue Code":...
33-38-6-7. "Judge" - Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "judge" means a...
33-38-6-8. "Judge Pro Tempore Service" - Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "judge pro tempore...
33-38-6-9. "Participant" - Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "participant" means a...
33-38-6-10. "Salary" - Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "salary" means the...
33-38-6-11. "Services" - Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "services" means the...
33-38-6-12. Indiana Judges' Retirement Fund - Sec. 12. The Indiana judges' retirement fund is established and...
33-38-6-13. Qualification of Fund Under Internal Revenue Code - Sec. 13. The fund must satisfy the qualification requirements in...
33-38-6-14. Administration of Fund - Sec. 14. The board shall administer the fund in a...
33-38-6-15. Law Governing Participation, Contributions, Withdrawals, and Benefits; Family and Medical Leave Act; Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act - Sec. 15. (a) Conditions for participation in the fund, contributions...
33-38-6-16. Referendum of Judges Concerning Federal Social Security Agreement - Sec. 16. (a) The governor may conduct, or cause to...
33-38-6-17. Appropriation From State General Fund - Sec. 17. (a) For purposes of this chapter, there is...
33-38-6-18. Use of Appropriated Funds - Sec. 18. The amount appropriated under section 17 of this...
33-38-6-19. Fund Construed as a Trust - Sec. 19. The fund shall be construed to be a...
33-38-6-19.5. Benefits Exempted From Legal Process; Reimbursement of Employers; Withholding Payments While Charges of Criminal Taking From Employer Pending - Sec. 19.5. (a) All assets in the fund are exempt...
33-38-6-20. Use of Fund for Administrative Costs - Sec. 20. In addition to the purpose set forth in...
33-38-6-21. Warrants to Participants - Sec. 21. (a) When drawing a salary warrant for a...
33-38-6-21.5. Submission of Contributions, Reports, and Records Electronically - Sec. 21.5. (a) This section applies to reports, records, and...
33-38-6-22. Salary Warrants Indicating Deductions of Contributions - Sec. 22. The auditor of state and the county auditor...
33-38-6-23. Administration of Fund; Confidentiality of Fund Records - Sec. 23. (a) The board of trustees of the Indiana...
33-38-6-24. Rollover to Eligible Retirement Plan - Sec. 24. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, IC...
33-38-6-25. Service Credit; Contributions for Service as Judge or Full-Time Magistrate - Sec. 25. (a) A judge or, after December 31, 2010,...
33-38-6-26. Judge Pro Tempore Service Credit; Conditions - Sec. 26. (a) A participant may purchase judge pro tempore...
33-38-6-27. Reference to Judges' Retirement System - Sec. 27. A reference to the judges' retirement system under...
Chapter 6.9. Application of Certain Statutes to the 1977 and the 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death Systems
33-38-6.9-1. "Board" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to...
33-38-6.9-2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law - Sec. 2. IC 33-13-9.1-4 (before its repeal, now codified at...
33-38-6.9-3. Application of Certain Amendments to Ic 33-38-7-11 - Sec. 3. The amendments made to IC 33-38-7-11 by P.L.28-2005...
33-38-6.9-4. Application of Certain Amendments to Ic 33-38-8-13 - Sec. 4. The amendments made to IC 33-38-8-13 by P.L.28-2005...
Chapter 7. 1977 Retirement, Disability, and Death System
33-38-7-0.2. Prior Law Intended to Be Codification of Certain Repealed Statutes; No Effect on Rights, Liabilities, Penalties, Crimes, and Proceedings Before September 1, 1985 - Sec. 0.2. (a) As used in this section, "prior law"...
33-38-7-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to an individual who...
33-38-7-2. "Americans With Disabilities Act" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "Americans with Disabilities...
33-38-7-3. "Board" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to...
33-38-7-4. "Employer" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "employer" means the...
33-38-7-5. "Fund" - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to...
33-38-7-6. "Internal Revenue Code" - Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "Internal Revenue Code":...
33-38-7-7. "Participant" - Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "participant" means a...
33-38-7-8. "Salary" - Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "salary" means the...
33-38-7-9. "Services" - Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "services" means the...
33-38-7-10. Participants; Contributions - Sec. 10. (a) A person who completed at least eight...
33-38-7-11. Retirement Annuities; Termination of Employment; Requirements; Computation of Amount - Sec. 11. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject...
33-38-7-12. Permanent Disability of Participants; Transcripts, Records, and Other Materials - Sec. 12. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject...
33-38-7-13. Withdrawal of Participant From Fund - Sec. 13. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,...
33-38-7-14. Payments to Participant's Surviving Spouse, Dependents, or Estate - Sec. 14. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject...
33-38-7-15. Annuities; Payment to Dependent Children - Sec. 15. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject...
33-38-7-16. Benefits Limitations Under Internal Revenue Code - Sec. 16. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and...
33-38-7-17. Service Credit; Contributions After Retirement for Subsequent Service as Judge - Sec. 17. (a) A judge is entitled to a month...
33-38-7-18. Credit for Prior Service; Rollover Distributions; Trustee to Trustee Transfers - Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to a person who:...
33-38-7-19. Credit for Prior Service; Rollover Distributions; Trustee to Trustee Transfers - Sec. 19. (a) This section applies only to a person...
33-38-7-20. Assignment of Benefits - Sec. 20. A participant, beneficiary, or survivor may not assign...
Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System
33-38-8-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to an individual who:...
33-38-8-2. "Americans With Disabilities Act" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "Americans with Disabilities...
33-38-8-3. "Board" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to...
33-38-8-4. "Employer" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "employer" means the...
33-38-8-5. "Fund" - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to...
33-38-8-6. "Internal Revenue Code" - Sec. 6. (a) As used in this chapter, "Internal Revenue...
33-38-8-7. "Participant" - Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "participant" means a...
33-38-8-8. "Salary" - Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "salary" means the...
33-38-8-9. "Services" - Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "services" means the...
33-38-8-10. Participants - Sec. 10. (a) A person who: (1) begins service as...
33-38-8-10.5. Magistrate Election to Participate in Benefit System - Sec. 10.5. A person who is serving as a full-time...
33-38-8-11. Contributions - Sec. 11. (a) A participant shall make contributions to this...
33-38-8-12. Withdrawal of Participant From Fund - Sec. 12. (a) A participant who: (1) ceases service: (A)...
33-38-8-13. Retirement Benefits; Termination of Employment; Conditions - Sec. 13. A participant whose employment as a judge or,...
33-38-8-14. Retirement Benefits; Computation of Amount - Sec. 14. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject...
33-38-8-15. Permanent Disability of Participants; Certification; Recovery; Transcripts, Reports, Records, and Other Materials - Sec. 15. (a) A participant is considered to have a...
33-38-8-16. Permanent Disability of Participants; Amount of Benefits - Sec. 16. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject...
33-38-8-17. Death of Participant; Benefits of Surviving Spouse or Children - Sec. 17. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject...
33-38-8-18. Death of Participant; Benefits of Dependent Children - Sec. 18. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject...
33-38-8-19. Death of Participant; Payments When No Benefits Payable to Survivors - Sec. 19. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject...
33-38-8-20. Maximum Annual Benefit Under Internal Revenue Code - Sec. 20. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, benefits...
33-38-8-21. Service Credit; Contributions for Service as Judge or Full-Time Magistrate - Sec. 21. (a) A judge or, after December 31, 2010,...
33-38-8-22. Judge's Credit for Service as Full-Time Referee or Commissioner; Credit for Pre-2011 Service as Full-Time Magistrate; Rollover Distributions; Trustee to Trustee Transfers - Sec. 22. (a) This section applies to a person who:...
33-38-8-22.5. Magistrate's Credit for Service as Full-Time Referee or Commissioner; Credit for Pre-2011 Service as Full-Time Magistrate; Rollover Distributions; Trustee to Trustee Transfers - Sec. 22.5. (a) This section applies after December 31, 2010,...
33-38-8-23. Credit for Prior Service as Member of Indiana Public Employees' Retirement Fund; Rollover Distributions; Trustee to Trustee Transfers - Sec. 23. (a) This section applies only to a person...
33-38-8-24. Cost of Living Adjustments Payable After December 31, 2007, and December 31, 2008 - Sec. 24. (a) This subsection applies to participants, survivors, and...
33-38-8-25. Cost of Living Adjustments for Certain Participants - Sec. 25. (a) This section applies: (1) only to a...
33-38-8-26. Assignment of Benefits - Sec. 26. A participant, beneficiary, or survivor may not assign...
Chapter 9. Judicial Conference of Indiana and the Office of Judicial Administration
33-38-9-1. "Judicial Conference" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "judicial conference" refers...
33-38-9-2. "Trial Court Judges" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in section 4 of this chapter,...
33-38-9-3. Judicial Conference; Membership - Sec. 3. (a) The judicial conference of Indiana is established....
33-38-9-4. Board of Directors; Members; Chairperson - Sec. 4. (a) The activities of the judicial conference shall...
33-38-9-5. Meetings of Membership; Committees; Hearings; Proposed Legislation; Review - Sec. 5. (a) The entire membership of the judicial conference...
33-38-9-6. Duties of Conference - Sec. 6. The judicial conference shall do the following: (1)...
33-38-9-7. Attendance at Meetings; per Diem and Travel Allowances - Sec. 7. All members, including full-time magistrates and Marion County...
33-38-9-8. Repealed - [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-14-6.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended...
33-38-9-9. Administration of Alcohol and Drug Services Programs; Certification of Problem Solving Courts - Sec. 9. The office of judicial administration shall administer the...
33-38-9-10. Repealed - As added by P.L.108-2010, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.53-2014, SEC.147.
33-38-9-11. Repealed - As added by P.L.248-2015, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.156-2020, SEC.125.
Chapter 9.5. Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council
33-38-9.5-1. Definitions - Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter: (1)...
33-38-9.5-2. Establishment and Duties of Advisory Council; Information Provided by Department of Correction - Sec. 2. (a) The justice reinvestment advisory council is established....
33-38-9.5-3. Purpose of Advisory Council - Sec. 3. (a) The purpose of the justice reinvestment advisory...
33-38-9.5-4. Establishment of Local or Regional Advisory Council - Sec. 4. (a) A local justice reinvestment advisory council is...
33-38-9.5-5. Purpose of Local or Regional Advisory Council - Sec. 5. A local or regional advisory council shall promote:...
33-38-9.5-6. Duties of Local or Regional Advisory Council - Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2023. See also...
33-38-9.5-6-b. Duties of Local or Regional Advisory Council - Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2023. See also preceding...
33-38-9.5-7. Review of Electronic Monitoring and Home Detention Statutes - Sec. 7. (a) The advisory council shall conduct a review...
Chapter 10. Private Judges
33-38-10-1. "Private Judge" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "private judge" means...
33-38-10-2. Persons Who May Act as Private Judge - Sec. 2. (a) A person who: (1) has been but...
33-38-10-3. Registration of Former Judges; List; Petition to Have Case Heard by Private Judge; Appointment - Sec. 3. (a) A former judge qualified under section 2(a)...
33-38-10-4. Conduct of Trial Without Jury; Powers of Judge; Records; Applicability of Rules of Civil Procedure; Appeals - Sec. 4. (a) A trial conducted by a private judge...
33-38-10-5. Costs - Sec. 5. Costs in an action brought before a private...
33-38-10-6. Clerk of Court; Sheriff; Duties - Sec. 6. (a) The clerk of the circuit court of...
33-38-10-7. Time and Place of Hearing; Notice of Proceeding - Sec. 7. (a) A case heard by a private judge...
33-38-10-8. Compensation and Costs - Sec. 8. Notwithstanding the rules of trial procedure, a private...
33-38-10-9. Adoption of Rules by Supreme Court - Sec. 9. The supreme court shall adopt rules to carry...
Chapter 11. Temporary Judges
33-38-11-1. Appointment; Residence; Term; Juvenile Law Judge - Sec. 1. (a) The judge of a circuit or superior...
33-38-11-2. Powers; Administration of Oaths; Certifying Affidavits and Depositions; Subpoenas; Preliminary Hearings; Warrants - Sec. 2. A temporary judge: (1) may: (A) administer all...
33-38-11-3. Powers; Hearing Evidence; Findings - Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a...
33-38-11-4. Powers; Civil Jury Trial - Sec. 4. A temporary judge may: (1) conduct a jury...
33-38-11-5. Powers; Criminal Jury Trial - Sec. 5. In a criminal jury trial referred to a...
33-38-11-6. Limitation of Rights and Powers - Sec. 6. The judge of the court may: (1) limit...
33-38-11-7. Service as Judge Pro Tempore or Special Judge - Sec. 7. A temporary judge may serve as a judge...
33-38-11-8. Judicial Mandate - Sec. 8. A temporary judge has no power of judicial...
33-38-11-9. Compensation - Sec. 9. A temporary judge is entitled to twenty-five dollars...
33-38-11-10. Limitation on Service; Exceptions - Sec. 10. Except for: (1) a temporary juvenile law judge...
33-38-11-11. Scope of Service - Sec. 11. A temporary judge appointed under this chapter may...
Chapter 12. Defense and Indemnification of Judges for Civil Damages
33-38-12-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a threatened,...
33-38-12-2. "Expenses" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "expenses" includes the...
33-38-12-3. "Judge" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "judge" means an...
33-38-12-4. Payment of Expenses - Sec. 4. The state shall pay the expenses incurred by...
Chapter 13. The Commission on Judicial Qualifications and the Retirement, Discipline, and Removal of Justices and Judges
33-38-13-1. Scope of Law - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all proceedings before the...
33-38-13-2. "Commission" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commission" means the...
33-38-13-3. "Counsel" Defined - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "counsel" means the...
33-38-13-4. "Judge" Defined - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "judge" means a...
33-38-13-5. "Mail" Defined - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "mail" includes ordinary...
33-38-13-6. "Masters" Defined - Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "masters" means the...
33-38-13-7. "Presiding Master" Defined - Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "presiding master" means...
33-38-13-8. Age; Temporary Judicial Duties - Sec. 8. (a) Every justice of the supreme court and...
33-38-13-9. Meeting of Commissioners - Sec. 9. (a) The commission shall meet as necessary to...
33-38-13-10. Papers Filed Before and After Institution of Formal Proceedings; Confidentiality; Public Inspection - Sec. 10. (a) All papers filed with the commission before...
33-38-13-11. Privileged Information - Sec. 11. Filing papers with and giving testimony before the...
33-38-13-12. Complaint - Sec. 12. (a) A complaint filed with the commission must...
33-38-13-13. Complaint; Investigation - Sec. 13. (a) Any Indiana citizen may complain to the...
33-38-13-14. Notice of Formal Proceedings - Sec. 14. (a) If the commission concludes, after investigation, to...
33-38-13-15. Answer - Sec. 15. Not more than twenty (20) days after service...
33-38-13-16. Setting for Hearing Before Commission or Masters - Sec. 16. (a) Upon the filing of or the expiration...
33-38-13-17. Hearing - Sec. 17. (a) The commission or a master may proceed...
33-38-13-18. Evidence - Sec. 18. The Indiana Rules of Evidence apply at a...
33-38-13-19. Rights of Judge; Proceedings; Notice; Incapacity - Sec. 19. (a) In formal proceedings involving a justice's or...
33-38-13-20. Amendments to Notice or Answer - Sec. 20. The masters, at any time before the conclusion...
33-38-13-21. Report of Masters - Sec. 21. (a) After a hearing, the masters shall promptly...
33-38-13-22. Objections to Report of Masters - Sec. 22. Not more than fifteen (15) days after the...
33-38-13-23. Appearance Before Commission - Sec. 23. If objections to a report of the masters...
33-38-13-24. Extension of Time - Sec. 24. (a) The chairman of the commission may extend...
33-38-13-25. Hearings; Additional Evidence - Sec. 25. The commission may order a hearing to take...
33-38-13-26. Vote or Recommendation for Censure, Retirement, or Removal - Sec. 26. If the commission finds good cause, it shall...
33-38-13-27. Record of Commission Proceedings - Sec. 27. The commission shall keep a record of all...
33-38-13-28. Certification of Commission Recommendation to Supreme Court - Sec. 28. Upon recommending the censure, retirement, or removal of...
33-38-13-29. Petition for Modification or Rejection of Commission's Recommendation - Sec. 29. (a) Not more than thirty (30) days after...
33-38-13-30. Jurisdiction and Powers - Sec. 30. The commission has jurisdiction and powers necessary to...
33-38-13-31. Subpoenas - Sec. 31. (a) A master may issue a subpoena for:...
33-38-13-32. Enforcement of Subpoena - Sec. 32. If a witness in a commission proceeding: (1)...
33-38-13-33. Filing Papers and Pleadings - Sec. 33. All papers and pleadings filed with the office...
33-38-13-34. Discovery; Admissibility of Evidence; Demand for Formal Proceeding or Finding - Sec. 34. (a) In all formal proceedings, discovery is available...
33-38-13-35. Exclusion - Sec. 35. This chapter does not encroach upon or impair...
Chapter 14. The Commission on Judicial Qualifications and the Discipline of Judges of Superior, Probate, Juvenile, and Criminal Courts
33-38-14-1. Purpose - Sec. 1. It is the purpose of this chapter to...
33-38-14-2. "Commission" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commission" means the...
33-38-14-3. "Counsel" Defined - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "counsel" means the...
33-38-14-4. "Judge" Defined - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "judge" means a...
33-38-14-5. "Mail" Defined - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "mail" includes ordinary...
33-38-14-6. "Masters" Defined - Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "masters" means the...
33-38-14-7. "Presiding Master" Defined - Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "presiding master" means...
33-38-14-8. Commission on Judicial Qualifications - Sec. 8. Subject to section 9 of this chapter, the...
33-38-14-9. Disciplinary Jurisdiction Over Judges - Sec. 9. (a) The commission shall exercise disciplinary jurisdiction over...
33-38-14-10. Disqualification; Suspension; Retirement; Censure; Removal - Sec. 10. (a) A judge is disqualified from acting as...
33-38-14-11. Meetings of Commissioners - Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall meet as necessary to...
33-38-14-12. Confidentiality of Proceedings; Public Inspection - Sec. 12. (a) Papers filed with and proceedings before the...
33-38-14-13. Privilege - Sec. 13. Filing papers with or giving testimony before the...
33-38-14-14. Commission; Complaint - Sec. 14. (a) Any citizen of Indiana may file with...
33-38-14-15. Request of Justice or Judge to Retire; Complaint by Citizen or on Commission's Own Motion; Investigation - Sec. 15. (a) A judge may request retirement due to...
33-38-14-16. Notice of Formal Proceedings - Sec. 16. (a) If the commission decides to institute formal...
33-38-14-17. Answer - Sec. 17. Not more than twenty (20) days after service...
33-38-14-18. Setting for Hearing Before Commission or Masters - Sec. 18. (a) Upon the filing of or the expiration...
33-38-14-19. Hearing - Sec. 19. (a) The commission, or the masters when the...
33-38-14-20. Evidence - Sec. 20. The Indiana Rules of Evidence apply at a...
33-38-14-21. Rights of a Judge; Notice; Incapacitation - Sec. 21. (a) In formal proceedings involving the discipline, retirement,...
33-38-14-22. Amendments to Notice or Answer - Sec. 22. The masters, before the conclusion of the hearing,...
33-38-14-23. Report of Masters - Sec. 23. (a) After a hearing before the masters, the...
33-38-14-24. Objections to Report of Masters - Sec. 24. Not more than fifteen (15) days after a...
33-38-14-25. Appearance Before Commission - Sec. 25. If objections to the report of the masters...
33-38-14-26. Extension of Time - Sec. 26. (a) The chairman of the commission may extend...
33-38-14-27. Hearing Additional Evidence - Sec. 27. (a) The commission may order a hearing to...
33-38-14-28. Vote or Recommendation for Discipline, Retirement, or Removal - Sec. 28. If the commission finds good cause, it shall...
33-38-14-29. Record of Commission Proceedings - Sec. 29. The commission shall keep a record of all...
33-38-14-30. Certification of Commission Recommendation to Supreme Court - Sec. 30. Upon recommending the discipline, retirement, or removal of...
33-38-14-31. Petition for Modification or Rejection of Commission's Recommendation - Sec. 31. (a) A judge may petition the supreme court...
33-38-14-32. Jurisdiction and Powers - Sec. 32. The commission has jurisdiction and powers to dispose...
33-38-14-33. Subpoenas - Sec. 33. (a) A master may issue a subpoena for:...
33-38-14-34. Enforcement of Subpoena - Sec. 34. If a witness in a commission proceeding: (1)...
33-38-14-35. Filing - Sec. 35. All papers and pleadings filed with the office...
33-38-14-36. Discovery; Admissibility of Evidence; Demand for Formal Proceeding or Finding - Sec. 36. (a) In all formal proceedings, discovery is available...
Chapter 15.2. Judges Pro Tempore
33-38-15.2-1. Judges Pro Tempore; Circuit Courts, Superior Courts, Probate Court - Sec. 1. A judge pro tempore serving in a county...
33-38-15.2-2. Presence of Elected or Appointed Judge - Sec. 2. A judge pro tempore may serve as a...