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Saturday, September 08, 2007
Ind. Courts - Applications open for the Jackson County’s new superior court judge
The Seymour Tribune reports:
The governor’s office will start accepting applications for the county’s new superior court judge on Monday. The application period closes Sept. 21, Brad Rateike of the governor’s office said Thursday.Interviews will take place in October once the governor’s staff reviews the applications, he said.
“There is no timeframe on making the appointment, but we expect there to be plenty of time for whoever is appointed to transition,” Rateike added. Notice of the application period was to be posted starting today. No early applications have been received, Rateike said.
The court must be up and running by Jan. 1, 2008, according to this year’s state budget law, which included language creating the court, the county’s second superior court and third court overall.
Following an order by Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, it will serve as a family court, encompassing dissolutions of marriage, child custody and other related issues.
So who’s going to apply?
Most likely Republicans, but Democrats can do so as well.
Anita Samuel, assistant general counsel for Daniels, said Thursday the process is open to anyone interested, regardless of their party affiliation. She added the Republican governor has appointed some Democratic applicants as judges, even when party affiliation wasn’t a requirement as they can be in Marion County.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 8, 2007 08:46 AM
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