Indiana § 33-33-49-13.2 - Term of office; retention classes; vacancy
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§ 33-33-49-13.2. Term of office; retention classes; vacancy
Sec. 13.2. (a) Each judge of the court shall serve a term of six (6) years. A judge shall be appointed at large for the office of judge of the court and not as the judge of a particular room or division of the court.
(b) The thirty-six (36) judges of the court shall be divided into two (2) retention classes.
(c) Retention class A consists of the twenty (20) judges whose terms expire on December 31, 2018.
(d) Retention class B consists of the sixteen (16) judges whose terms expire on December 31, 2020.
(e) A newly appointed judge is assigned to the retention class of the judge's predecessor.
(f) If a newly appointed judge is appointed to fill a vacancy during the same year the vacating judge's term would otherwise expire, the term of the newly appointed judge shall expire on December 31 of the sixth full year following the newly appointed judge's appointment.
As added by P.L.245-2017, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.76-2026, SEC.6.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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