CHAPTER 6. TRANSFER OF CASES AND JUDGES
IC 33-30-6
Chapter 6. Transfer of Cases and Judges
IC 33-30-6-1
Transfer of cases
Sec. 1. (a) A judge of a circuit or superior court may order a case
filed in the judge's court to be transferred to the county court and
entered in the appropriate docket if:
(1) the county court has jurisdiction of the case concurrent with
the circuit or superior court; and
(2) the county court judge consents to the transfer.
(b) A judge of the county court may order a case filed in the
plenary or criminal docket of the county court to be transferred to the
circuit or superior court and entered in the appropriate docket if:
(1) the circuit or superior court has jurisdiction of the case
concurrent with the county court; and
(2) the county court judge consents to the transfer.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.9.
IC 33-30-6-2
Quarterly reports on judicial workload
Sec. 2. (a) The county clerk shall prepare, and the county court
judge shall certify and file, quarterly reports on March 31, June 30,
September 30, and December 31 each year with the chief justice. The
reports must include:
(1) the gross case filings, terminations, and cases remaining
open, broken down by the type of case; and
(2) the number of jury trials, broken down by the type of case.
(b) The reports must be:
(1) in a form prescribed by; and
(2) distributed by;
the supreme court.
(c) Noncompliance with this section is grounds for censure or
removal of the judge under IC 33-30-3-11.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.9.
IC 33-30-6-3
Temporary transfer of judge
Sec. 3. Based on the quarterly reports concerning the volume and
nature of judicial workload prepared under section 2 of this chapter,
the supreme court shall consider the temporary transfer of any judge
of a county court to another county court if the temporary transfer is
determined to be beneficial to facilitate the judicial work of the court
to which the judge is transferred without placing an undue burden on
the court from which the judge is transferred. However, a judge may
not be temporarily transferred to a court in another county that, at the
court's nearest point, is more than forty (40) miles from the county
seat that the judge normally serves unless the judge consents to the
transfer.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.9.
IC 33-30-6-4
Transfer of judge; expenses
Sec. 4. Any judge transferred to a court in another county shall be
paid travel and other necessary expenses by the county to which the
judge is transferred. An allowance for expenses shall be certified by
the chief justice in duplicate to the auditor of the county.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.9.