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2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-9. Personnel

Sec. 9. (a) The superior court may appoint commissioners, probate commissioners, referees, juvenile referees, bailiffs, court reporters, probation officers, and other personnel, including an administrative officer, as the court believes are necessary to facilitate and transact the business of the court. The salaries of the personnel shall be fixed and paid as provided by law. However, if the salaries of any of the personnel are not provided by law, the amount and time of payment of the salaries shall be fixed by the court, to be paid out of the county treasury by the county auditor upon the order of the court, and be entered on record. The officers and persons appointed shall perform the duties as are prescribed by the court. Any such commissioners, probate commissioners, referees, juvenile referees, probation officers, and other personnel appointed by the court serve at the pleasure of the court.
(b) Any probate commissioner appointed by the court may be vested by the court with all suitable powers for the handling and management of the probate and guardianship matters of the court, including the fixing of all bonds, the auditing of accounts of estates and guardianships and trusts, acceptance of reports, accounts, and settlements filed in the court, the appointment of personal representatives, guardians, and trustees, the probating of wills, the taking and hearing of evidence on or concerning such matters, or any other probate, guardianship, or trust matters in litigation before the court, the enforcement of court rules and regulations, and making of reports to the court, including the taking and hearing of evidence together with the commissioner's findings and conclusions, under the final jurisdiction and decision of the judges of the court.
(c) Any juvenile referee appointed by the court may be vested by the court with all suitable powers for the handling and management of the juvenile matters of the court, including the fixing of bonds, the taking and hearing of evidence on or concerning any juvenile matters in litigation before the court, the enforcement of court rules and regulations, the making of reports to the court concerning the referee's doings under final jurisdiction and decision of the judges of the court.
(d) A probate commissioner and juvenile referee may summon witnesses to testify before the commissioner and juvenile referee, administer oaths, and take acknowledgments in connection with and in furtherance of their duties and powers.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-8.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-10. Location of Court Sessions

Sec. 10. (a) The Vigo superior court shall hold its sessions in the Vigo County courthouse or its replacement in Terre Haute.
(b) The board of county commissioners of Vigo County shall:
(1) provide and maintain in the courthouse suitable and convenient courtrooms for the holding of the court, suitable and convenient jury rooms, 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.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-9.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-11. Books, Papers, and Records

Sec. 11. The clerk, under the direction of the superior court, shall provide:
(1) order books;
(2) judgment dockets;
(3) execution dockets;
(4) fee books; and
(5) other books, papers, and records;
as may be necessary for the court. All books, papers, and proceedings of the court shall be kept distinct and separate from those of other records.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-14.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-12. Order Book

Sec. 12. The superior court shall maintain order books as the court may determine necessary for the entire court, which may be signed on behalf of the court by any of the sitting judges of the court. The signature constitutes authentication of the actions of each of the judges in the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-15.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-13. Court Reporter, Bailiff, and Secretary

Sec. 13. Each judge of the superior court shall appoint a court reporter, a bailiff, and a secretary for the court whose salaries shall be fixed by the court and paid as provided by law, and who serve at the pleasure of the judge making the appointment.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-16.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-14. Appointment of Additional Personnel

Sec. 14. The superior court may appoint additional officers and personnel as may be necessary for the proper administration of the duties of the court, whose salaries shall be fixed by the court and who serve at the pleasure of the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-17.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-15. Probation Officers

Sec. 15. The superior court shall appoint probation officers who shall perform the same duties and receive the same compensation as is provided by law.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-18.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-16. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-20.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.118-2007, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-17. Process of Court

Sec. 17. The process of the superior court must have the seal affixed and be attested, directed, served, returned, and in the form as is provided for process issuing from the circuit court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-23.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-18. Presiding Judge

Sec. 18. The superior court, by rules adopted by the court, may designate one (1) of the judges as presiding judge and fix the time the presiding judge presides. The presiding judge is responsible for the operation and conduct of the court and seeing that the court operates efficiently and judicially.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-24.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-19. En Banc; Disagreements

Sec. 19. The judges of the superior court may sit en banc and act in concert. The judge of the circuit court may also sit en banc with the judges of the superior court. If there is a disagreement while sitting en banc, the decision of the majority of the judges controls. However, in the absence of a majority, the decision of the presiding judge controls.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-25.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-20. Authority of Judge to Sit in Either Court

Sec. 20. The judge of the Vigo circuit court may sit as a judge of the superior court, with the court's permission, in all matters pending before the superior court, without limitation and without any further order, in the same manner as if the judge were an elected judge of the superior court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-26.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-21. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citations: 33-5-44.1-28.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.201-2011, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 85. Wabash County › 33-33-85-1. Judicial Circuit

Sec. 1. Wabash County constitutes the twenty-seventh judicial circuit.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-85.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 85. Wabash County › 33-33-85-2. Establishment of Standard Superior Court

Sec. 2. (a) There is established a court of record to be known as the Wabash superior court.
(b) The Wabash superior court is a standard superior court as described in IC 33-29-1.
(c) Wabash County comprises the judicial district of the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.1-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 85. Wabash County › 33-33-85-3. Judge; Location of Court Sessions

Sec. 3. The Wabash superior court has one (1) judge who shall hold sessions in:
(1) the Wabash County courthouse in Wabash; or
(2) other places in the county that the Wabash County executive provides.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.1-7.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 85. Wabash County › 33-33-85-4. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.1-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.201-2011, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 85. Wabash County › 33-33-85-5. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.1-11.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.201-2011, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 86. Warren County › 33-33-86-1. Judicial Circuit

Sec. 1. Warren County constitutes the twenty-first judicial circuit.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-86.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.201-2011, SEC.95.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-2. Judicial Circuit; Joint Appointment of Magistrate

Sec. 2. (a) Warrick County constitutes the second judicial circuit.
(b) The judge of the Warrick circuit court and the judges of the Warrick superior courts may jointly appoint one (1) full-time magistrate under IC 33-23-5 to serve the circuit and superior courts.
(c) The magistrate continues in office until jointly removed by the judge of the Warrick circuit court and the judges of the Warrick superior courts.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-87.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.100-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-3. Establishment of Superior Court

Sec. 3. There are established two (2) courts of record to be known as "Warrick superior court No. 1" and "Warrick superior court No. 2".
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-4. Seal

Sec. 4. Each superior court shall have a seal consisting of a circular disk containing the words "Warrick Superior Court No. 1" or "Warrick Superior Court No. 2" and a design as each court may determine.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-2.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-5. Force and Effect of Superior Court Actions

Sec. 5. Each superior court's judgments, decrees, orders, and proceedings have the same force and effect and shall be enforced in the same manner as those of the circuit court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-6. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-4.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.201-2011, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-7. Transfer of Actions and Proceedings

Sec. 7. (a) The judge of the circuit court may, with the consent of a superior court, transfer any action, cause, or proceeding filed and docketed in the circuit court to the superior court by transferring all original papers and instruments filed in the action, cause, or proceeding, without further transcript, to be redocketed and disposed of as if originally filed with the court.
(b) The judge of a superior court may, with the consent of the judge of the circuit court, transfer any action, cause, or proceeding filed and docketed in the court to the circuit court by transferring all original papers and instruments filed in the action, cause, or proceeding, without further transcript, to be redocketed and disposed of as if originally filed with the circuit court.
(c) The judge of a superior court may, with the consent of the judge of the other superior court, transfer any action, cause, or proceeding filed and docketed in the court to the other court to be redocketed and disposed of as if originally filed with the other court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-5.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-8. Sitting of Judges

Sec. 8. (a) The judge of the Warrick circuit court may, with a superior court's permission, sit and act as a judge of the superior court in all matters before the court, without limitation and without any further order in the same manner and with all the rights and powers as if the judge were an elected judge of the superior court.
(b) The judge of the Warrick superior court No. 1 or Warrick superior court No. 2 may, with the circuit court's permission, sit and to act as a judge of the circuit court in all matters pending before the circuit court, without limitation and without any further order in the same manner and with all the rights and powers as if the judge were the elected judge of the circuit court.
(c) The judge of a superior court may, with the consent of the judge of the other superior court, sit as a judge of the other court in any manner as if elected as the judge of the other court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-6.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-9. Powers of Judges

Sec. 9. (a) The Warrick superior court No. 1 or Warrick superior court No. 2 may make rules for conducting the business of the court.
(b) The Warrick superior court No. 1 or the Warrick superior court No. 2 may issue warrants and issue and direct all processes that are necessary in exercising the jurisdiction conferred under this chapter. The Warrick superior court No. 1 or Warrick superior court No. 2 may make all proper judgments, sentences, decrees, and orders, issue all process, and do all acts necessary or proper to carry the jurisdiction conferred under this chapter into effect.
(c) The Warrick superior court No. 1 or the Warrick superior court No. 2 has the same power as the circuit court or a judge of the circuit court in relation to the attendance of witnesses, the punishment of contempts, and the enforcing of a court's orders. The Warrick superior court No. 1 or Warrick superior court No. 2 may administer oaths and give all necessary certificates for the authentication of the records and proceedings of the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-7.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-10. Judges; Term

Sec. 10. There shall be one (1) judge of the Warrick superior court No. 1 and one (1) judge of the Warrick superior court No. 2 who shall hold office for six (6) years, beginning on the first day of January after a judge's election and until the judge's successor is elected and qualified.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-8.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-11. Judges; Discipline

Sec. 11. The judge of the Warrick superior court No. 1 and the Warrick superior court No. 2 shall be subject to all disciplinary rules promulgated by the supreme court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-10.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-12. Election

Sec. 12. The voters of Warrick County shall elect every six (6) years a judge for the Warrick superior court No. 1 and a judge for the Warrick superior court No. 2 at the general election.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-11.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-13. Qualifications

Sec. 13. To be eligible to hold office as a superior court judge, a person must:
(1) be a resident of Warrick County; and
(2) be admitted to the practice of law in Indiana.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-12.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.161-2011, SEC.17; P.L.201-2011, SEC.96.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-14. Vacancy

Sec. 14. Any vacancy occurring in the office of the judge of the superior court shall be filled by appointment by the governor in the same manner as are vacancies in the office of the judge of the circuit court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-13.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-15. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-14.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.201-2011, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-16. Practice and Procedure

Sec. 16. (a) All laws and rules adopted by the supreme court enacted governing the circuit court in matters of pleading, practice, the issuing and service of process, the giving of notice, the appointing of judges pro tempore and special judges, changes of venue from the judge and from the county, adjournments by the court and by the clerk in the absence of the judge, and the selection of jurors for the court are applicable to and govern the superior courts.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in cases on the civil small claims docket, the following exceptions to the laws and rules described in subsection (a) apply:
(1) A defendant is considered to have complied with the statute and rule requiring the filing of an answer upon entering the defendant's appearance personally or by attorney. An appearance is considered a general denial and preserves all defenses and compulsory counterclaims that may then be presented at the trial of the cause.
(2) If at the trial of the cause the court determines that the complaint is so vague and ambiguous that the defendant was unable to determine the nature of plaintiff's claim or that the plaintiff is surprised by a defense or compulsory counterclaim raised by the defendant that the plaintiff could not reasonably have anticipated, the court shall grant a continuance.
(3) The trial must be informal, with the sole objective of dispensing speedy justice between the parties according to the rules of substantive law, and may not be bound by the statutory provisions or rules of practice, procedure, pleadings, or evidence except provisions relating to privileged communications and offers of compromise.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-16.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-17. Trial by Jury

Sec. 17. Whenever a trial by jury is demanded, a judge of the superior court may call a jury from the list provided to the court, although the filing of a small claim shall be considered a waiver of trial by jury by the plaintiff. The defendant may, not later than ten (10) days after being served, make demand for a trial by jury by affidavit stating that there are questions of fact requiring a trial by jury, specifying them, and stating that the demand is intended in good faith. The court shall then cause the claim to be transferred to the regular docket and the defendant shall pay the filing fee charged for filing civil actions in circuit court. Upon transfer a claim loses its status as a small claim and is subject to all ordinary rules and procedure.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-17.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.118-2007, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-18. Satisfaction of Judgment

Sec. 18. When the judgment or order in the small claims division of the superior court is against the defendant, the defendant shall pay the judgment or order immediately or at any time and upon such terms and conditions as the judge prescribes. If the judge orders that the judgment shall be paid in specified installments, the judge may stay the issuance of execution and other supplementary process during compliance with the order. The stay may be modified or vacated by the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-18.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-19. Judgments; Lien on Real Estate

Sec. 19. All judgments rendered in the small claims division of a superior court shall be properly recorded in the judgment docket book of the court. The judgments are liens on real estate in the same manner as judgments in a court of general jurisdiction become liens on real estate under IC 34-55-9.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-19.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-20. Appeals

Sec. 20. An appeal of a judgment from a standard small claims and misdemeanor division of a superior court shall be taken in the same manner and under the same rules and statutes and with the same assessment of costs as cases appealed from the circuit courts. The appeal in a small claims case must be commenced and perfected within thirty (30) days after the entry of judgment or the right to appeal is waived.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-20.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-21. Bailiff; Court Reporter; Additional Personnel

Sec. 21. Each superior court shall appoint a bailiff, a court reporter, and the additional personnel necessary to carry out the business of the court. The duties, salaries, and terms of the bailiff and reporter shall be regulated in the same manner as provided for the circuit court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-22.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.32-2021, SEC.90.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 87. Warrick County › 33-33-87-22. Location of Court Sessions

Sec. 22. (a) Warrick superior court No. 1 and Warrick superior court No. 2 shall hold sessions in:
(1) the Warrick County courthouse in Boonville; or
(2) any other place in Warrick County as the board of county commissioners may provide.
(b) The board of county commissioners of Warrick County shall:
(1) provide and maintain a suitable and convenient courtroom for the holding of a superior court, suitable and convenient jury rooms, offices for the judges 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 a court.
(c) The county council shall appropriate sufficient funds for the rooms, facilities, furniture, and equipment.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.5-23.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 88. Washington County › 33-33-88-1. Judicial Circuit

Sec. 1. Washington County constitutes the forty-second judicial circuit.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-88.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.201-2011, SEC.97.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 88. Washington County › 33-33-88-2. Establishment of Standard Superior Court

Sec. 2. (a) There is established a court of record to be known as the Washington superior court.
(b) The Washington superior court is a standard superior court as described in IC 33-29-1.
(c) Washington County comprises the judicial district of the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.8-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 88. Washington County › 33-33-88-3. Judge; Location of Court Sessions

Sec. 3. The Washington superior court has one (1) judge who shall hold sessions in:
(1) the Washington County courthouse in Salem; or
(2) other places in the county that the Washington County executive may provide.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.8-7.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 88. Washington County › 33-33-88-4. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.8-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.201-2011, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 88. Washington County › 33-33-88-5. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-45.8-11.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.201-2011, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89. Wayne County › 33-33-89-2. Judicial Circuit

Sec. 2. Wayne County constitutes the seventeenth circuit.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-89.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89. Wayne County › 33-33-89-3. Establishment of Superior Court

Sec. 3. There is established a court of record to be known as the Wayne superior court No. 1. The court consists of one (1) judge, who shall hold office for six (6) years, beginning on the first day of January after the judge's election, and until the judge's successor has been elected and qualified. The judge shall be elected every six (6) years at the general election.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-46-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89. Wayne County › 33-33-89-4. Judicial District

Sec. 4. Wayne County constitutes the judicial district of the Wayne superior court No. 1.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-46-2.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89. Wayne County › 33-33-89-5. Bailiff and Court Reporter

Sec. 5. The judge of the superior court shall appoint a bailiff and an official court reporter for the court, to serve during the pleasure of the court. The judge shall fix their per diem or salary within the limits and in the manner as provided by law concerning bailiffs and official court reporters. The bailiff and court reporter shall be paid monthly out of the treasury of Wayne County in the manner provided by law.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-46-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89. Wayne County › 33-33-89-6. Location of Court Sessions

Sec. 6. (a) The superior court shall hold its sessions in the Wayne County courthouse in Richmond.
(b) The board of commissioners of Wayne County shall:
(1) provide and maintain in the courthouse:
(A) a suitable and convenient courtroom for the holding of the court; and
(B) a suitable and convenient jury room and offices for the presiding judge and the official court reporter; and
(2) shall provide all necessary furniture and equipment for the rooms and offices and all necessary dockets, books, and records for the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-46-4.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89. Wayne County › 33-33-89-7. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-46-5.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.201-2011, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89. Wayne County › 33-33-89-8. Judicial Powers

Sec. 8. (a) The judge of the Wayne superior court No. 1:
(1) may make and adopt rules and regulations for conducting the business of the Wayne superior court; and
(2) has all the powers incident to a court of record in relation to the attendance of witnesses, punishment of contempt, and the enforcement of its orders.
(b) The judge of the court may:
(1) administer oaths;
(2) solemnize marriages;
(3) take and certify acknowledgment of deeds;
(4) give all necessary certificates for the authentication of records and proceedings of the court; and
(5) make and execute certificates of qualification and moral character of persons petitioning to be commissioned as notaries public.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-46-6.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.2. Wayne Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-89.2-1. Application

Sec. 1. IC 33-29-1 does not apply to this chapter.
[2004 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.2. Wayne Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-89.2-2. Judicial Circuit

Sec. 2. There is established a court of record to be known as the Wayne superior court No. 2. The court has one (1) judge, who shall hold office for a term of six (6) years, beginning on the first day of January after the judge's election and until the judge's successor is elected and qualified. The judge of the court shall be elected every six (6) years at the general election.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-47-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.2. Wayne Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-89.2-3. Establishment of Superior Court; Judge; Election

Sec. 3. Wayne County constitutes the judicial district of the Wayne superior court No. 2. The court shall have a seal containing the words "Wayne Superior Court No. 2, of Wayne County, Indiana.".
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-47-2.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.2. Wayne Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-89.2-4. Judicial District

Sec. 4. The judge of the Wayne superior court No. 2 shall appoint a bailiff and an official court reporter for the court, to serve at the pleasure of the court. The judge shall fix their compensation within the limits and in the manner as may be provided by law concerning bailiffs and official court reporters. The compensation shall be paid monthly out of the treasury of Wayne County in the manner provided by law.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-47-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.2. Wayne Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-89.2-5. Bailiff and Court Reporter

Sec. 5. The terms of the Wayne Superior Court No. 2 shall be held in a judicial district under IC 33-23-2.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-47-4.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.2. Wayne Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-89.2-6. Location of Court Sessions

Sec. 6. (a) The Wayne superior court No. 2 shall hold its sessions in a place to be determined by the county council of Wayne County.
(b) The board of county commissioners of Wayne County:
(1) shall provide and maintain in the courthouse:
(A) a suitable and convenient courtroom for the holding of court; and
(B) suitable and convenient jury room and offices for the judge and the official court reporter; and
(2) shall provide all necessary furniture and equipment for the rooms and offices of the court, and all necessary dockets, books, and records for the court.
(c) The county council shall make the necessary appropriations from the general fund of the county for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-47-5.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.2. Wayne Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-89.2-7. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-47-6.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.201-2011, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.2. Wayne Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-89.2-8. Judicial Powers

Sec. 8. The judge of the Wayne superior court No. 2:
(1) may make and adopt rules and regulations for conducting the business of the Wayne superior court No. 2;
(2) has all powers incident to a court of record in relation to the attendance of witnesses and punishment for contempt and the power to enforce the judge's orders; and
(3) may administer oaths, solemnize marriages, take and certify acknowledgments of deeds, give all necessary certificates for the authentication of records and proceedings of the court, and make and execute certificates of qualification and moral character of persons petitioning to be commissioned as notaries public.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-47-7.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.2. Wayne Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-89.2-9. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-47-8.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.118-2007, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.2. Wayne Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-89.2-10. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-47-9.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.118-2007, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.3. Wayne Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-89.3-1. Application

Sec. 1. IC 33-29-1 does not apply to this chapter.
[2004 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.3. Wayne Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-89.3-2. Establishment of Superior Court

Sec. 2. There is established a court of record having general jurisdiction to be known as the Wayne superior court No. 3 (referred to as "the court" in this chapter). The court may have a seal containing the words "Wayne Superior Court No. 3, Wayne County, Indiana". Wayne County comprises the judicial district of the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.3. Wayne Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-89.3-3. Judge; Election

Sec. 3. (a) The court has one (1) judge, who shall be elected at the general election every six (6) years in Wayne County. The judge's term begins January 1 following the judge's election and ends December 31 following the election of the judge's successor.
(b) To be eligible to hold office as judge of the court, a person must:
(1) be a resident of Wayne County;
(2) be admitted to the bar of Indiana; and
(3) have practiced law at least five (5) years.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48-2.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.161-2011, SEC.18; P.L.201-2011, SEC.98.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.3. Wayne Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-89.3-4. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.201-2011, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.3. Wayne Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-89.3-5. Judicial Powers

Sec. 5. The judge of the court has the same powers relating to the conduct of business of the court as the judge of the Wayne circuit court and the judges of Wayne superior courts No. 1 and No. 2. The judge has all powers incident to a court of record in relation to the attendance of witnesses and punishment for contempt, and the power to enforce the judge's orders. The judge may administer oaths, solemnize marriages, take and certify acknowledgements of deeds, and give all necessary certificates for the authentication of records and proceedings of the judge's court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48-4.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.3. Wayne Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-89.3-6. Personnel

Sec. 6. The judge of the court may appoint a bailiff, official court reporter, referee, commissioner, and any other personnel as the judge considers necessary to facilitate and transact the business of the court. The judge of the court shall fix their compensation within the limits and in the manner as provided by law concerning these officers and employees. These personnel serve at the pleasure of the court and are paid monthly in the manner of payment for officers and employees of Wayne circuit court and Wayne superior courts No. 1 and No. 2.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48-8.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.3. Wayne Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-89.3-7. Books, Dockets, and Papers

Sec. 7. The clerk, under the direction of the judge of the court, shall provide order books, judgment dockets, execution dockets, fee books, and other books for the court, which shall be kept separately from the books and papers of other courts.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48-9.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.3. Wayne Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-89.3-8. Location of Court Sessions

Sec. 8. (a) The court shall hold its sessions in a place to be determined and provided by the county council of Wayne County.
(b) The board of county commissioners of Wayne County:
(1) shall provide and maintain in the courthouse a suitable and convenient courtroom for holding the court and suitable and convenient jury room and offices for the judge, official court reporter, and staff of the court; and
(2) shall provide all necessary furniture and equipment for the rooms, offices, and employees of the court and all necessary dockets, books, and records for the court.
(c) The county council shall make all necessary appropriations from the general fund of the county for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48-10.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.3. Wayne Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-89.3-9. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48-11.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.118-2007, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.3. Wayne Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-89.3-10. Sitting of Judges

Sec. 10. The judges of the Wayne circuit court and Wayne superior courts No. 1 and No. 2 may, with the consent of the judge of the court, sit as judge of the court in any matter in the small claims and minor offenses division of the court, as if the judge were an elected judge of the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48-13.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.3. Wayne Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-89.3-11. Transfer of Actions and Proceedings

Sec. 11. The judges of the Wayne circuit court and Wayne superior courts No. 1 and No. 2 may, with the consent of the judge of the court, transfer any action, cause, or proceeding filed and docketed in the Wayne circuit court, Wayne superior court No. 1, or Wayne superior court No. 2, to the court by transferring all original papers and instruments filed in such an action, cause, or proceeding. The action, cause, or proceeding shall be treated as if originally filed with the court. The judge of the court may, with the consent of the judge of the Wayne circuit court, Wayne superior court No. 1, or Wayne superior court No. 2, transfer any action, cause, or proceeding filed and docketed in the court, except a cause properly docketed in the small claims or minor offenses division of the court, to the Wayne circuit court, Wayne superior court No. 1, or Wayne superior court No. 2, by transferring all original papers and instruments filed in the action, cause, or proceeding. The action, cause, or proceeding shall be treated as if originally filed with the transferee court. However, if any cause, action, or proceeding transferred under this section is later transferred on change of venue to a court of another county or if any cause is appealed to the court of appeals or supreme court of Indiana, then the party taking the change of venue or appeal may have a transcript made of the proceedings in each court, certified by the clerk of that court. The transcript has the same force and effect and gives the court to which it is taken on change of venue or appeal the same jurisdiction, as though this transcript had been originally made when the cause was transferred to the transferee court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48-14.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 89.3. Wayne Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-89.3-12. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48-15.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.201-2011, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 90. Wells County › 33-33-90-1. Judicial Circuit

Sec. 1. Wells County constitutes the twenty-eighth judicial circuit.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-90.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 90. Wells County › 33-33-90-2. Establishment of Standard Superior Court

Sec. 2. (a) There is established a court of record to be known as the Wells superior court.
(b) The Wells superior court is a standard superior court as described in IC 33-29-1.
(c) Wells County comprises the judicial district of the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48.5-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 90. Wells County › 33-33-90-3. Judge; Location of Court Sessions

Sec. 3. The Wells superior court has one (1) judge who shall hold sessions in:
(1) the Wells County courthouse in Bluffton; or
(2) other places in the county that the Wells County executive may provide.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48.5-7.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 90. Wells County › 33-33-90-4. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48.5-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.201-2011, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 90. Wells County › 33-33-90-5. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-48.5-11.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.201-2011, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 91. White County › 33-33-91-1. Judicial Circuit

Sec. 1. White County constitutes the thirty-ninth judicial circuit.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-91.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 91. White County › 33-33-91-2. Establishment of Standard Superior Court

Sec. 2. (a) There is established a court of record to be known as the White superior court.
(b) The White superior court is a standard superior court as described in IC 33-29-1.
(c) White County comprises the judicial district of the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-49-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.