Sec. 9. (a) A judge described in section 6 of this chapter, the justices of the supreme court, and the judges of the court of appeals shall:

(1) formulate;

(2) post in a prominent place; and

(3) make available to the public;

a schedule of the working hours during which the court will be open and during which each judge or justice will be present.

     (b) A judge or justice shall hold the court open and be available in the court during:

(1) regular business hours; or

(2) the hours specified on the schedule, if the business of the court requires evening or weekend sessions.

     (c) A judge or justice may be absent from the court due to official business, matters relating to the judge’s or justice’s judicial office, illness, serious personal matters, or regular vacation.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-12-12.]

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