Indiana § 33-38-13-16 - Setting for hearing before commission or masters

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§ 33-38-13-16. Setting for hearing before commission or masters

Sec. 16. (a) Upon the filing of or the expiration of time for filing an answer, the commission shall:

(1) hold a hearing concerning the discipline, retirement, or removal of the justice or judge; or

(2) request the supreme court to appoint three (3) active or retired justices or judges of courts of record as special masters to hear and take evidence and report to the commission.

(b) The commission shall:

(1) set a date, time, and place for a hearing under subsection (a); and

(2) give notice of the hearing by registered or certified mail to the justice or judge, the masters, and the counsel not less than twenty (20) days before the date of the hearing.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-5-9.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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