Sec. 10. (a) All papers filed with the commission before the institution of formal proceedings under section 14 of this chapter are confidential unless:

(1) the justice or judge against whom a recommendation has been filed elects to have the information divulged; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-38-13-10

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • commission: means the commission on judicial qualifications described in Article 7, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. See Indiana Code 33-38-13-2
  • judge: means a judge of the court of appeals. See Indiana Code 33-38-13-4
  • masters: means the special masters appointed by the chief justice upon request of the commission. See Indiana Code 33-38-13-6
(2) the commission elects to answer publicly disseminated statements issued by any complainant.

     (b) All papers filed with the commission during and after the institution of formal proceedings are open for public inspection at all reasonable times. Records of commission proceedings are open for public inspection at all reasonable times. After the institution of formal proceedings, all hearings and proceedings before the commission or before the masters appointed under this chapter are open to the public.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-5-3.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

  Previous section
Next section  
 Chapter 13 Contents