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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Ind. Courts - Applications sought for Judge Patrick Sullivan's Court of Appeals seat
Here is a press release issued by the Chief Justice's office:
Attorneys and trial judges interested in applying for the upcoming vacancy on the Second District of the Indiana Court of Appeals must submit applications by April 4, 2007, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard announced today. The vacancy is occasioned by the August 1, 2007 retirement of Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Patrick Sullivan.Here is the webpage containing the instructions and application for the judicial position. Several points of interest:“A position on the Court of Appeals is a uniquely satisfying experience. The court is on the cutting edge of the many legal challenges facing our society. I would encourage any interested attorney or trial judge to apply and to urge others to consider this opportunity,” said Chief Justice Shepard.
Chief Justice Shepard chairs the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission. The 7-member Commission includes three lawyers elected by their peers and three citizen members appointed by the Governor. The Commission will conduct initial public interviews of qualified candidates on April 23 and April 24 in Indianapolis, followed by second interviews on May 11, 2007.
A candidate must have been an Indiana attorney for ten years or a trial judge for five years and must live in one of the 19 central Indiana counties in the second judicial district. The annual salary and allowances for a Court of Appeals judge is $137,968.
- Ten completed applications must be delivered to the Commission's office no later than Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Applications received after 4:30 p.m. on April 4, 2007 will not be considered. Applicants are encouraged to retain proof of delivery. Applicants who plan to deliver their applications as late as April 4, 2007 will help the Commission organize the interview process by notifying Commission staff during the preceding week of their intentions.
- Upon the Commission's receipt of ten complete applications from a candidate, the candidate's name will be made public. IC 33-27-3-2(d). After the Commission has evaluated each application and determines whether to interview all or some of the applicants, the applications of the candidates to be interviewed become public records. IC 33-27-3-2(d)(1).
- The Commission will conduct public interviews in Indianapolis on Monday, April 23 and Tuesday, April 24, 2007, after which the Commission will select a number of candidates for second interviews scheduled for Friday, May 11, 2007. Upon the conclusion of the second round of interviews, the Commission will deliberate in executive session, then vote in a public session to nominate to the Governor the three most highly qualified candidates. IC 33-27-3-2.
- The Commission will consider on behalf of each applicant a reasonable number of letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation may be sent to the Commission's office, and will be forwarded immediately to each Commission member. (Judges and other judicial officers are not prohibited under the Code of Judicial Conduct from writing on behalf of candidates on the basis of personal knowledge of the candidates' qualifications). Letters sent to individual Commission members will be distributed to all other members. Most Commission members prefer to not meet with candidates except during the interviews.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 27, 2007 04:29 PM
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