Indiana § 33-33-2-10 - Candidate for judge; qualifications
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§ 33-33-2-10. Candidate for judge; qualifications
Sec. 10. (a) To qualify as a candidate for Allen superior court judge, a person:
(1) must be a citizen of the United States domiciled in Allen County;
(2) must have at least five (5) years active practice of law, including cases involving matters assigned to the division in which the person would serve as judge;
(3) may not previously have had any disciplinary sanction imposed upon the person by the supreme court disciplinary commission of Indiana or any similar body in another state; and
(4) may not previously have been convicted of any felony.
(b) If a person does not qualify under subsection (a), the person may not be listed on the ballot as a candidate. However, an individual who was a judge of the court on January 1, 1984, does not have to comply with subsection (a)(2).
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-5.1-29.3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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