2018 Indiana Code
TITLE 33. Courts and Court Officers
ARTICLE 33. COURT SYSTEM ORGANIZATION IN EACH COUNTY
CHAPTER 71. St. Joseph County
33-33-71-32. Election of attorney commissioners
Sec. 32. (a) Each year in which an attorney member's term expires, those admitted to the practice of law in Indiana and residing in St. Joseph County (referred to as "attorney electors" in this chapter) shall elect three (3) of their number to serve on the commission. Each attorney member of the commission shall serve for four (4) years. The term of each attorney member begins on the first day of October following the member's election. The election day is the date on which the ballots are counted. During the month before the expiration of each attorney commissioner's term of office, an election shall be held to fill the succeeding four (4) year term of office.
(b) Except when a term of office has less than ninety (90) days remaining, vacancies in the office of an attorney commissioner to the commission shall be filled for the unexpired term of the member creating the vacancy by a special election.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-40-36.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
