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Monday, December 19, 2011
Vacancy on the Supreme Court 2012 - Applications for an upcoming vacancy on the state’s highest court are due January 27, 2012
From a press release just posted:
Applications for an upcoming vacancy on the state’s highest court are due January 27, 2012. Today, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard announced details of the application process for the vacancy that will be available when he steps down from the bench. * * *Here is the application. A quote:The Commission will conduct initial public interviews of qualified candidates in Indianapolis on February 8th – 10th, followed by second interviews on February 22nd-23rd. After the public interviews and Commission deliberations in an executive session, the Commission will publically vote to send the three most qualified names to Governor Mitch Daniels. The Governor will select Indiana's next justice. The Commission will select Indiana’s next Chief Justice after March 4, 2012, but an exact timeline has not yet been determined.
Those interested in applying to be the state’s 107th Supreme Court Justice may contact Counsel for the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission, Adrienne Meiring, at 317-232-4706. A candidate must be an Indiana resident and must have been a member of the Indiana bar for ten years or an Indiana judge for five years. The annual salary and allowances for a Supreme Court Justice is $156,295.
Upon the Commission’s receipt of eleven complete applications and an electronic copy from a candidate, the candidate’s name will be made public. I.C. § 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 and may be posted on the Supreme Court’s website. I.C. § 33-27-3-2(d)(1).
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 19, 2011 10:45 AM
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