Sec. 1. (a) The governor shall appoint three (3) nonattorney citizens of Indiana, one (1) each from the First District, the Second District, and the Third District of the court of appeals, as commissioners of the judicial nominating commission. (b) One (1) month before the expiration of a term of office of a nonattorney commissioner, […]
Sec. 10. An agency, an organization, a person, or an association described in IC 33-27-3-2(c) is immune from civil liability for providing information or assistance in an investigation under IC 33-27-3-2 or for testifying before the judicial nominating commission if: (1) the information or testimony is relevant to the evaluation of a candidate under IC […]
Sec. 2. (a) For purposes of electing attorney members to the judicial nominating commission, the state shall be divided into three (3) districts, corresponding to the First District, the Second District, and the Third District of the court of appeals. (b) The qualified electors consist of the individuals who are registered with the clerk of […]
Sec. 3. The attorney commissioners of the judicial nominating commission shall be elected by the following process: (1) The clerk of the supreme court shall, at least ninety (90) days before the date of an election, send a notice to the electronic mail address for each qualified elector shown on the records of the clerk […]
Sec. 4. After the attorney commissioners have been elected, and after the names of the nonattorney commissioners appointed by the governor have been certified to the secretary of state as provided in this chapter, the clerk shall notify, by regular mail, the members of the commission of their election or appointment. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-4-4.] […]
Sec. 5. A member of the judicial nominating commission may serve until the member’s successor is appointed or elected. An attorney commissioner or a nonattorney commissioner is not eligible for successive reelection or reappointment. However, an attorney commissioner or a nonattorney commissioner who has been appointed or elected to fill a vacancy on the commission […]
Sec. 6. A member of the judicial nominating commission shall serve without compensation for the member’s services, except for per diem and travel expenses and other necessary and reasonable expenses. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-4-14.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6.
Sec. 7. (a) The judicial nominating commission may employ investigators and other experts that the commission determines are necessary to carry out its functions and purposes. The commission may employ special counsel in a proceeding if the commission determines the employment is advisable. (b) The office of judicial administration shall serve the judicial nominating commission […]
Sec. 8. (a) The staff of the judicial nominating commission shall make the findings of fact concerning individuals eligible to fill a vacancy in a judicial office as the commission directs. (b) The staff shall compile biographical sketches of each nominee running for election to the judicial nominating commission. The information compiled shall be submitted […]
Sec. 9. The commissioners, employees, and staff of the judicial nominating commission are immune from civil liability for any act or proceeding taken, or communication or statement made, relevant to the evaluation of a candidate under IC 33-27-3-2. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-4-15.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6.
