Indiana Code 33-38-14-18. Setting for hearing before commission or masters
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Sec. 18. (a) Upon the filing of or the expiration of the time for filing an answer, the commission shall:
(2) request the supreme court to appoint three (3) active or retired judges of courts of record as special masters to hear and take evidence on the matter and to report to the commission.
(1) order a hearing before the commission on the discipline, retirement, or removal of the judge; or
Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-38-14-18
- 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 33-38-14-2
- counsel: means the lawyer designated by the commission to:
Indiana Code 33-38-14-3
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- judge: means a judge of a superior or probate court. See Indiana Code 33-38-14-4
- mail: includes ordinary mail or personal delivery. See Indiana Code 33-38-14-5
- masters: means the special masters appointed by the chief justice upon request of the commission. See Indiana Code 33-38-14-6
(b) The commission shall:
(1) set a time and place in the state in which the judge involved resides for a hearing; and
(2) mail notice of the hearing to the judge, the masters, and the counsel at least twenty (20) days before the hearing date.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-6-12.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.