Candidate for Judge; Qualifications

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Sec. 10. (a) To qualify as a candidate for Allen superior court judge, a person:

(1) must be a citizen of the United States domiciled in Allen County;

(2) must have at least five (5) years active practice of law, including cases involving matters assigned to the division in which the person would serve as judge;

(3) may not previously have had any disciplinary sanction imposed upon the person by the supreme court disciplinary commission of Indiana or any similar body in another state; and

(4) may not previously have been convicted of any felony.

(b) If a person does not qualify under subsection (a), the person may not be listed on the ballot as a candidate. However, an individual who was a judge of the court on January 1, 1984, does not have to comply with subsection (a)(2).

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-5.1-29.3.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.


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