Sec. 30. (a) A judge remains qualified to hold office as long as the judge:
(1) remains fair and impartial in judicial functions;
(2) maintains a high standard of morality in dealings, public and private;
(3) remains physically and mentally capable of performing all the functions and duties of the office of judge; and
(4) continues to reside in Marion County.
(b) Complaints against a judge must be forwarded to the commission on judicial qualifications as provided in IC 33-38-13 by any judge of the superior court.
(c) If the judge wishes to retire before the judge's term has ended, the judge shall provide written notice to the presiding judge of the court. The judge shall continue to hold office until a successor has been appointed and qualified.
(d) When a vacancy occurs in the court by death, removal, retirement, or for any other reason, the governor shall appoint a successor judge who serves the balance of the term of the vacating judge. The successor judge must be a member of the same political party as the judge who is to be succeeded.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5.1-2-25.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.161-2011, SEC.9; P.L.201-2011, SEC.77.