2010 Indiana Code
TITLE 33. COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS
ARTICLE 33. COURT SYSTEM ORGANIZATION IN EACH COUNTY
CHAPTER 56. NEWTON COUNTY

IC 33-33-56
     Chapter 56. Newton County

IC 33-33-56-1
Judicial circuit
     Sec. 1. (a) Newton County constitutes the seventy-ninth judicial circuit.
    (b) The Newton circuit court has a standard small claims and misdemeanor division.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-56-2
Establishment of standard superior court
     Sec. 2. (a) There is established a court of record to be known as the Newton superior court.
    (b) The Newton superior court is a standard superior court as described in IC 33-29-1.
    (c) Newton County comprises the judicial district of the court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-56-3
Judge; election
     Sec. 3. (a) IC 33-29-1-3 does not apply to this section.
    (b) The Newton superior court has one (1) judge, who shall be elected at the general election every six (6) years in Newton County. The judge's term begins January 1 following the judge's election and ends December 31 following the election of the judge's successor.
    (c) To be eligible to hold office as judge of the Newton superior court, a person must:
        (1) be a resident of Newton County; and
        (2) be admitted to the bar of Indiana.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-56-4
Location of court sessions
     Sec. 4. The Newton superior court shall hold its sessions in:
        (1) the Newton County courthouse in Kentland; or
        (2) other places in the county as the board of county commissioners of Newton County may provide.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-56-5
Jurisdiction
     Sec. 5. The Newton superior court has the same jurisdiction as the Newton circuit court, except that only the circuit court has juvenile jurisdiction.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-56-6
Small claims and misdemeanor division      Sec. 6. The Newton superior court has a standard small claims and misdemeanor division.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.