Sec. 1. The court of appeals consists of fifteen (15) judges, who serve for the hearing and decision of causes in five (5) geographic districts described in section 2 of this chapter under Article 7, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-2-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
Sec. 2. Indiana is divided into five (5) geographic districts, which shall be designated as the “court of appeals – First District; Second District; Third District; Fourth District; and Fifth District” as follows: (1) First District: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Dubois, Fayette, Floyd, Fountain, Franklin, Gibson, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, […]
Sec. 3. (a) Judges of the First, Second, and Third Districts of the court of appeals must have resided in their respective districts before appointment to the court. However, judges of the court of appeals appointed before July 1, 1993, must reside in the district from which they are appointed. (b) The following requirements apply […]
Sec. 4. All districts of the court of appeals shall sit for the hearing and decision of causes in: (1) Indianapolis; or (2) any other place that the chief judge of the court of appeals may designate. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-2-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
Sec. 5. A case appealed to the court of appeals shall be placed upon the docket of the district from which the appeal is taken. If, at any time, the court of appeals believes there is an undue disparity in the number of cases pending on the dockets of the districts, the court of appeals […]
Sec. 6. The judges of the court of appeals are competent to sit as judges of the circuit, superior, and criminal courts. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-3-1-8.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
