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2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 79.2. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-79.2-2. Creation of Superior Court; Election and Term of Judge

Sec. 2. There is created a court of record to be known as the Superior Court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County. The court has one (1) judge, who holds 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 shall be elected every six (6) years at the general election.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42-1.]
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 79.2. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-79.2-3. Judicial District; Court of Record; Seal

Sec. 3. Tippecanoe County constitutes the judicial district of superior court No. 2.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42-2.]
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 79.2. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-79.2-4. Clerk and Sheriff of Court; Bailiff and Official Reporter

Sec. 4. (a) The clerk of the Tippecanoe circuit court shall be the clerk of superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County and the sheriff of Tippecanoe County shall be the sheriff of superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County. The sheriff shall attend court. The clerk and the sheriff shall discharge all the duties pertaining to their respective offices as they are required to do by law with reference to the Tippecanoe circuit court.
(b) The judge of superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County shall appoint a bailiff and an official reporter for the court to serve during the court. The judge shall fix their compensation within the limits and in the manner provided by law concerning bailiffs and official court reporters. The compensation shall be paid monthly out of the treasury of Tippecanoe County, in the manner provided by law.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.78-2014, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 79.2. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-79.2-5. Location of Court Sessions; Dockets, Books, and Records

Sec. 5. (a) Superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County shall hold sessions in a place to be determined by the county council of Tippecanoe County.
(b) The board of county commissioners of Tippecanoe County shall provide and maintain in the courthouse or at another convenient place as the board of commissioners or the judge of the court may provide at the county seat:
(1) a suitable and convenient courtroom for the holding of court; and
(2) a suitable and convenient jury room and offices for the judge and the official court reporter.
(c) The board of county commissioners 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.
(d) 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: 33-5-42-5.]
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 79.2. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-79.2-6. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42-6.]
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 79.2. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-79.2-7. Judicial Powers

Sec. 7. (a) The judge of superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County may make and adopt rules and regulations for conducting the business of superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County.
(b) 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:
(1) administer oaths;
(2) solemnize marriages;
(3) take and certify acknowledgments 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: 33-5-42-7.]
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 79.2. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 2 › 33-33-79.2-8. Transfer of Actions

Sec. 8. (a) The judge of the Superior Court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County may, with the consent of the judge of the superior court of Tippecanoe County, transfer any action, cause, or proceeding pending in superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County to the superior court of Tippecanoe County by transferring all original papers, instruments and orders filed in the action, cause, or proceeding without further transcript to be redocketed and disposed of as if originally filed with the superior court of Tippecanoe County, if:
(1) the action, cause, or proceeding could have been originally filed and docketed in the superior court of Tippecanoe County; and
(2) both judges believe the transfer will expedite the disposition of the case, expedite the work of either court, or equalize the work load between the two (2) courts.
(b) The judge of the superior court of Tippecanoe County may, with the consent of the judge of the superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County, transfer any action, cause, or proceeding pending in the superior court of Tippecanoe County to the superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County by transferring all original papers, instruments, and orders filed in the action, cause, or proceeding without further transcript to be redocketed and disposed of as if originally filed with the superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County if:
(1) the action, cause, or proceeding could have been originally filed and docketed in the superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County; and
(2) both judges believe the transfer will expedite the disposition of the case, expedite the work of either court, or equalize the work load between the two (2) courts.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42-11.]
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 79.3. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-79.3-1. 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 79.3. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-79.3-2. Establishment of Superior Court; Seal; Judicial District

Sec. 2. There is established a court of record to be known as the Tippecanoe superior court No. 3 (referred to as the court in this chapter). The court may have a seal containing the words "Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 3, Tippecanoe County, Indiana". Tippecanoe County comprises the judicial district of the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.1-1.]
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 79.3. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-79.3-3. Judge; Election, Term, and Qualifications

Sec. 3. (a) The court has one (1) judge, who shall be elected at the general election every six (6) years in Tippecanoe County. The judge's term begins January 1 following the 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 Tippecanoe County; and
(2) be admitted to the bar of Indiana.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.1-2.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.161-2011, SEC.15; P.L.201-2011, SEC.91.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 79.3. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-79.3-4. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.1-3.]
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 79.3. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-79.3-5. Power of Judge Same as Circuit Court Judges

Sec. 5. The judge of the court has the same powers relating to the conduct of the business of the court as the judge of the Tippecanoe circuit court. The judge of the court also may administer oaths, solemnize marriages, and take and certify acknowledgments of deeds.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.1-4.]
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 79.3. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-79.3-6. Bailiff and Court Reporter

Sec. 6. The judge of the court shall appoint a bailiff and an official court reporter for the court. Their salaries shall be fixed in the same manner as the salaries of the bailiff and official court reporter for the Tippecanoe circuit court. Their salaries shall be paid monthly out of the treasury of Tippecanoe County as provided by law.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.1-5.]
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 79.3. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-79.3-7. Dockets; Books and Papers

Sec. 7. The clerk of the court, 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: 33-5-42.1-6.]
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 79.3. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-79.3-8. Location of Court Sessions

Sec. 8. The court shall hold its sessions in:
(1) the Tippecanoe County courthouse in Lafayette; or
(2) other places in the county as the Tippecanoe County executive may provide.
The county executive shall provide and maintain a suitable courtroom and other rooms and facilities, including furniture and equipment, as necessary. The Tippecanoe County fiscal body shall appropriate sufficient funds for the provision and maintenance of these rooms and facilities.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.1-7.]
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 79.3. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-79.3-9. Transfers of Actions and Proceedings

Sec. 9. The judge of the Tippecanoe circuit court or Tippecanoe superior court No. 1 or No. 2 may, with the consent of the judge of the court, transfer any action or proceeding from the circuit court or superior court No. 1 or No. 2 to the court and the judge of the court may, with consent of the judge of the circuit or other superior court, transfer any action or proceeding from the court to the circuit or other superior court, if the action or proceeding could have been originally filed in the receiving court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.1-8.]
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 79.3. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-79.3-10. Interchange of Judges

Sec. 10. The judge of the Tippecanoe circuit or other superior court may, with the consent of the judge of the court, sit as a judge of the court in any matter as if an elected judge of the court. The judge of the court may, with the consent of the judge of the circuit or other superior court, sit as a judge of the circuit or other superior court in any matter as if an elected judge of the circuit or other superior court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.1-9.]
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 79.3. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-79.3-11. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.1-10.]
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 79.3. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 3 › 33-33-79.3-12. Rules for Conducting Business; Local Rules

Sec. 12. The judge of the court may adopt rules for conducting the business of the court, consistent with the laws and court rules of Indiana. However, when adopting local rules to govern in all the courts of record in the county, the judges of the circuit and superior courts shall act in concert. If there is a disagreement, the decision of a majority of the judges controls. If there is a tie, the decision joined by the circuit court judge controls.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.1-11.]
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 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-1. 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 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-2. Establishment of Superior Courts

Sec. 2. There are established four (4) courts of record to be known as:
(1) Tippecanoe superior court No. 4;
(2) Tippecanoe superior court No. 5;
(3) Tippecanoe superior court No. 6; and
(4) Tippecanoe superior court No. 7;
(referred to as "the court" in this chapter). Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, and No. 7 may each have a seal containing the words "Tippecanoe Superior Court No. (Insert Court Division Number), Tippecanoe County, Indiana". Tippecanoe County comprises the judicial district of each court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.9-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-3. Judges; Election

Sec. 3. (a) Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, and No. 7 each has one (1) judge, who shall be elected at the general election every six (6) years in Tippecanoe County. The judge's term begins January 1 following the 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 be:
(1) a resident of Tippecanoe County; and
(2) admitted to the bar of Indiana.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-2.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.161-2011, SEC.16; P.L.201-2011, SEC.92; P.L.9-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-4. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-3.]
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 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-5. Judicial Powers

Sec. 5. The judges of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, and No. 7 have the same powers relating to the conduct of the business of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, and No. 7 as the judge of the Tippecanoe circuit court. The judge of each court also may administer oaths, solemnize marriages, and take and certify acknowledgments of deeds.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-4.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.9-2019, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-6. Bailiff and Court Reporter

Sec. 6. The judges of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, and No. 7:
(1) shall each appoint a bailiff and an official court reporter for the court; and
(2) may each appoint other court personnel necessary to facilitate and transact the business of the court.
A person appointed under this section serves at the pleasure of the judge appointing the person. Their salaries shall be fixed in the same manner as the salaries of the bailiff, official court reporter, and other personnel for the Tippecanoe circuit court. Their salaries shall be paid monthly out of the treasury of Tippecanoe County as provided by law.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-5.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.9-2019, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-7. Magistrate

Sec. 7. The judges of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, and No. 7 shall jointly appoint one (1) full-time magistrate under IC 33-23-5. The magistrate continues in office until jointly removed by the judges of the courts.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-6.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.9-2019, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-8. Dockets, Books, and Papers

Sec. 8. The clerk of the circuit court, under the direction of the judge of a 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: 33-5-42.2-7.]
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 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-9. Location of Court Sessions

Sec. 9. Each court shall hold its sessions in the Tippecanoe County courthouse in Lafayette or in other places in the county that the Tippecanoe County executive may provide. The county executive shall provide and maintain a suitable courtroom and other rooms and facilities, including furniture and equipment, as may be necessary for each court. The Tippecanoe County fiscal body shall appropriate sufficient funds for the provision and maintenance of these rooms and facilities.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-8.]
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 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-10. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-9.]
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 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-11. Transfer of Actions and Proceedings

Sec. 11. The judge of the Tippecanoe circuit court or another superior court in the county may, with the consent of the judge of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, or No. 7, transfer any action or proceeding from the circuit court to Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, or No. 7. The judge of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, or No. 7 may, with the consent of the judge of the circuit court or the judge of another superior court in the county, transfer any action or proceeding from Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, or No. 7 to the circuit court or the other superior court in the county.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-10.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.9-2019, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-12. Sitting of Judges

Sec. 12. The judge of the Tippecanoe circuit court or another superior court in the county may, with the consent of the judge of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, or No. 7, sit as a judge of the court in any matter as if the judge of the circuit court or the other superior court were an elected judge of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, or No. 7. The judge of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, or No. 7 may, with consent of the judge of the circuit court or the judge of another superior court in the county, sit as a judge of the circuit court or the other superior court in any matter as if the judge of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, or No. 7 were an elected judge of the circuit court or the other superior court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-11.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.9-2019, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-13. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-12.]
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 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-14. Rules

Sec. 14. (a) Except as provided in this section, a judge of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, or No. 7 may adopt rules for conducting business in the court.
(b) Rules adopted under this section must be consistent with the laws of Indiana and the rules adopted by the supreme court.
(c) When adopting local rules to govern in all the courts of record in the county, the judge of the circuit court and the judges of all superior courts in the county shall act in concert. If there is a disagreement, the decision of a majority of the judges controls. If there is a tie, the decision joined by the circuit court judge controls.
(d) The judges of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, and No. 7 shall jointly adopt rules to provide for the coordination and conduct of the standard small claims and misdemeanor divisions in the courts.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-13.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.9-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 79.4. Tippecanoe Superior Courts No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 › 33-33-79.4-15. Presiding Judge

Sec. 15. (a) The judges of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, and No. 7, by rules jointly adopted by the courts, shall designate one (1) of the judges of the courts as presiding judge for the standard small claims and misdemeanor divisions of the courts.
(b) The presiding judge shall insure that the standard small claims divisions operate efficiently.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-14.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.9-2019, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 80. Tipton County › 33-33-80-1. Judicial Circuit

Sec. 1. Tipton County constitutes the thirty-sixth judicial circuit.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-80.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.201-2011, SEC.93.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 81. Union County › 33-33-81-1. Judicial Circuit

Sec. 1. Union County constitutes the eighty-ninth judicial circuit.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-81.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.201-2011, SEC.94.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-2. Judicial Circuit

Sec. 2. Vanderburgh County constitutes the first judicial circuit.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-82.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-3. Magistrates

Sec. 3. (a) The judge of the Vanderburgh circuit court may appoint three (3) full-time magistrates under IC 33-23-5.
(b) A magistrate continues in office until removed by the judge.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-82.1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.173-2015, SEC.15; P.L.25-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-4. Judicial Powers

Sec. 4. All inherent powers of judicial mandate in Vanderburgh County remain vested in the judges of the county.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-82.4.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-5. Establishment of Superior Court; Judges

Sec. 5. There is established a superior court in Vanderburgh County that consists of seven (7) judges who hold office for six (6) years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-1.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-6. Magistrates

Sec. 6. (a) The judges of the Vanderburgh superior court may jointly appoint not more than five (5) full-time magistrates under IC 33-23-5.
(b) A magistrate continues in office until jointly removed by the judges.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-1.1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.25-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-7. Name

Sec. 7. The court shall be known as the Vanderburgh Superior Court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-2.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-8. Seal

Sec. 8. The court shall have a seal consisting of a circular disk containing the words "Vanderburgh Superior Court", "Indiana", and "Seal", and a design as the court may determine, an impression of which shall be spread of record upon the order book of the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-3.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-9. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-4.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-10. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-5.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-11. Court of Record; Force and Effect of Judgments, Decrees, and Orders

Sec. 11. The superior court is a court of record and its 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: 33-5-43-6.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-12. Power and Authority of Judges

Sec. 12. (a) The judges of the superior court may make and adopt rules and regulations for conducting the business of the court and have the powers incident to a court of record in relation to the attendance of witnesses, the punishment of contempts, and the enforcement of its orders.
(b) The judges may administer oaths, solemnize marriages, take and certify acknowledgment of deeds, and give all necessary certificates for the authentication of the records and proceedings in the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-7.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-13. Power of Judges Same as Circuit Court Judges

Sec. 13. The judges of the superior court have the same powers to grant restraining orders and injunctions; to issue writs of habeas corpus; to appoint receivers, masters, and commissioners to convey real property; to grant commissions for the examination of witnesses; to appoint other officers necessary to facilitate and transact the business of the court as conferred on circuit courts or the judges of the circuit court; and to appoint officers necessary to facilitate the business of the superior court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-8.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-14. Location of Court Sessions

Sec. 14. (a) The Vanderburgh superior court shall hold sessions in the Vanderburgh County courthouse in Evansville or its replacement.
(b) The board of county commissioners of Vanderburgh 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 necessary; and
(2) provide all the necessary furniture and equipment for the rooms and offices of the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-10.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-15. Dockets; Books, Papers, and Records

Sec. 15. 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 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: 33-5-43-15.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-16. Order Books; Signature of Judges

Sec. 16. The superior court shall maintain order books as the court determines necessary for the entire court. An order book may be signed on behalf of the court by any of the sitting judges of the court and the signature constitutes authentication of the actions of each of the judges in the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-16.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-17. Court Reporter and Bailiff

Sec. 17. Each judge of the superior court shall appoint a court reporter, a bailiff, and a riding bailiff for the court whose salaries shall be fixed by the court and paid as provided by law and who serves at the pleasure of the judge making the appointment.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-17.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-18. Additional Officers and Personnel

Sec. 18. The superior court may appoint additional officers and personnel as 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: 33-5-43-18.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-19. Probation Officers

Sec. 19. The 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: 33-5-43-19.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-20. Laws and Rules Applicable to Practice and Procedure

Sec. 20. All laws of the state and all rules adopted by the supreme court governing the circuit court in matters of pleading, practice, the issuing and service of process, the giving of notice, the appointment 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 court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-20.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-21. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-21.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-22. Appeals From Orders or Judgments

Sec. 22. Any party may appeal to the supreme court or the court of appeals from any order or judgment of the superior court in any case where an appeal may be had from a similar order or judgment of the circuit court. The appeal is governed by the law and rules governing appeals to the court of appeals and the supreme court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-23.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-23. Process of Court

Sec. 23. 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: 33-5-43-24.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-24. Presiding Judge

Sec. 24. The superior court, by rules adopted by the court, shall 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 to seeing that the court operates efficiently and judicially.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-25.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-25. Judges; Acting in Concert; Majority Decision

Sec. 25. When any action of the entire court is required, the sitting judges of the court shall act in concert. If there is a disagreement, the decision of the majority of the sitting judges controls.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-26.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-26. Transfer of Causes From Circuit Court

Sec. 26. The judge of the circuit court may, with the consent of the 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 superior court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-27.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-27. Transfer of Causes to Circuit Court

Sec. 27. Any judge of the superior court may, with the consent of the judge of the circuit court transfer any action, cause, or proceeding filed and docketed in the superior 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.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-28.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-28. Circuit Court Judge Sitting as Superior Court Judge

Sec. 28. The judge of the Vanderburgh 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 a judge of the superior court with all the rights and powers as if the judge were an elected judge of the superior court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-29.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-29. Budget Estimates

Sec. 29. The superior court shall submit its budget estimates annually to the auditor of the county for presentment and approval by the county council, as provided in IC 36-2-5.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-33.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-30. Small Claims and Misdemeanor Division

Sec. 30. The Vanderburgh superior court has a standard small claims and misdemeanor division.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43-35.]
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 82. Vanderburgh County › 33-33-82-31. Judges; Nonpartisan Elections; Declaration of Candidacy; Eligibility

Sec. 31. (a) The judge of the Vanderburgh circuit court and each of the seven (7) judges of the Vanderburgh superior court shall be elected in nonpartisan elections every six (6) years.
(b) Not later than December 31 of the year immediately preceding a year in which the office of judge of the Vanderburgh superior court will be on the ballot, the clerk of the circuit court shall file with the election division a list containing the name and the court number assigned by the roster of judicial officers maintained by the office of judicial administration, for each judge of the Vanderburgh superior court.
(c) During the period under IC 3-8-2-4 in which a declaration of candidacy may be filed for a primary election, any person desiring to become a candidate for any one (1) of the eight (8) judgeships affected by this chapter shall file with the election division a declaration of candidacy adapted from the form prescribed under IC 3-8-2, signed by the candidate and designating by court number the judgeship the candidate seeks. Any petition without the designation shall be rejected by the election division (or by the Indiana election commission under IC 3-8-1-2). To be eligible for election, a candidate must be:
(1) domiciled in the county of Vanderburgh;
(2) a citizen of the United States; and
(3) admitted to the practice of law in Indiana.
(d) If an individual who files a declaration under subsection (c) ceases to be a candidate after the final date for filing a declaration under subsection (c), the election division may accept the filing of additional declarations of candidacy for that judgeship not later than noon August 1.
(e) All candidates for each respective judgeship shall be listed on the general election ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-11, without party designation. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each judgeship shall be elected to that office.
(f) IC 3, where not inconsistent with this chapter, applies to elections under this chapter.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-43.2-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.58-2005, SEC.37; P.L.169-2015, SEC.168; P.L.86-2018, SEC.228; P.L.161-2018, SEC.86.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 83. Vermillion County › 33-33-83-1. Judicial Circuit; Small Claims and Misdemeanor Division

Sec. 1. (a) Vermillion County constitutes the forty-seventh judicial circuit.
(b) The Vermillion circuit court has a standard small claims and misdemeanor division.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-83.]
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 › 33-33-84-2. Judicial Circuit

Sec. 2. Vigo County constitutes the forty-third judicial circuit.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-84.]
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 › 33-33-84-3. Establishment of Superior Court; Judges

Sec. 3. There is established a court of record to be known as the Vigo superior court. The superior court has five (5) judges who shall hold their office for six (6) years and until their successors have been elected and qualified.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.223.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 33. Courts and Court Officers › Article 33. Court System Organization in Each County › Chapter 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-4. Seal

Sec. 4. The superior court shall have a seal consisting of a circular disk containing the words "Vigo Superior Court of Indiana", and a design as the court may determine, an impression of which shall be spread of record upon the order book of the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-3.]
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 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-5. Repealed

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-4.]
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 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-6. Court of Record; Force and Effect of Judgments and Orders

Sec. 6. The judgments, decrees, orders, and proceedings of the superior court have the same force and effect and shall be enforced in the same manner as those of the circuit court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-5.]
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 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-7. Power and Authority of Judges

Sec. 7. The judges of the superior court may make and adopt rules and regulations for conducting the business of the court and have all the powers incident to a court of record in relation to the attendance of witnesses, the punishment of contempts, and the enforcement of its orders. The judges may administer oaths, solemnize marriages, take and certify acknowledgment of deeds, and give all records and proceedings in the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-6.]
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 84. Vigo County › 33-33-84-8. Additional Powers of Superior Court

Sec. 8. The judges of the superior court have the same powers to grant restraining orders and injunctions; to issue writs of habeas corpus; to appoint receivers, masters, and commissioners to convey real property; to grant commissions for the examination of witnesses; to appoint other officers necessary to facilitate and transact the business of the court as conferred on circuit courts or the circuit court judges; and to appoint such officers necessary to facilitate the business of the court.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-7.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.