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Monday, April 13, 2009
Ind. Law - Election of all St. Joseph superior court judges / Creation of 6th district COA panel
HB 1491, about which there are many ILB entries (here is a list), is on the Senate 2nd reading calendar today. The last day for third reading is Wednesday, so the bill must pass second reading today or tomorrow if it is to move forward.
A check of the web page for the bill lists no 2nd reading amendments as having been filed at this point.
R. William Jonas Jr., President, Indiana State Bar Association, has sent a message this afternoon to all ISBA members urging:
Lawyers need to send the message to our elected senators that merit selection should be retained in St. Joseph County, and that HB 1491 should be defeated. Importantly, the bill has been amended to add a provision calling for the addition of a new panel of three judges to the Court of Appeals. The necessity of a new appellate panel can be debated by reasonable people, but that topic should be considered separately as it was in the House.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 13, 2009 05:12 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts