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Thursday, January 18, 2007
Ind. Courts - A constitutional amendment to prevent judges from mandating funds for the operation of their courts?
Bill Dotson, reporter for the Crawfordsville Journal Review, has a story today on new state senator Phil Boots. Some quotes:
Boots (R-Crawfordsville) officially began his duties as the District 23 State Senator Jan. 8 when the 2007 legislative session began. It is scheduled to continue through April 29.Now here is the part that caught my eye:Boots succeeds State Sen. Joseph Harrison (R-Attica) in District 23. Harrison announced his decision last year to retire from the senate seat he'd held for 30 years. After winning a crowded Republican primary race last spring, Boots ran unopposed in the general election last fall.
He also is proposing two bills dealing with judges' mandates: one would be a constitutional amendment to prevent judges from mandating funds for the operation of their courts. If that one fails, the other would require that if the matter goes to trial, the state attorney general would take the judge's case rather than allowing the hiriing of private counsel.Here are the proposals:
- SJR 12 - He also is proposing two bills dealing with judges' mandates: one would be a constitutional amendment to prevent judges from mandating funds for the operation of their courts. If that one fails, the other would require that if the matter goes to trial, the state attorney general would take the judge's case rather than allowing the hiriing of private counsel.
- SB 279 - Representation of judges in mandate litigation. Requires the attorney general to represent a court that has issued an order of mandate for funds for the operation of the court or court-related functions. Prohibits the state from reimbursing a judge for expenses incurred in employing a private attorney to represent the court in an action for mandate of funds.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 18, 2007 01:58 PM
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