Sec. 2. (a) The supreme court has jurisdiction in appeals coextensive with the state and has jurisdiction as provided by the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

lawyer at desk

Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-24-1-2

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
     (b) The supreme court has exclusive jurisdiction to:

(1) admit attorneys to practice law in all courts of the state; and

(2) issue restraining orders and injunctions in all cases involving the unauthorized practice of the law;

under rules and regulations as the supreme court may prescribe.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citations: 33-2-1-1; 33-2-3-1; 33-2.1-2-1.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

  Previous section
Next section  
 Chapter 1 Contents