Opinion
94S00-0501-MS-19
January 14, 2005.
Under the authority vested in this Court to provide by rule for the procedure employed in all courts of this state and this Court's inherent authority to supervise the administration of all courts of this state, Rule 5 of the Indiana Administrative Rules is amended to read as follows (deletions shown by striking and new text shown by underlining):
Rule 5. Payment and Notification Procedures.
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(B) Senior Judges.
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(2) Number of Senior Judge Days for Requesting Court. Not later than June 30 of each Each year, the Supreme Court shall fix, based upon the recommendation of the Executive Director of the Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration, who shall use the Indiana Weighted Caseload Measures System, the annual statistical reports, and other relevant criteria, the number of senior judge days that each court may use during the twelve (12) months starting July 1. Every court authorized in this rule to use senior judges will be entitled to a minimum of ten (10) days of senior judge service during the year of appointment.
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(7) Procedure for Payment. A senior judge shall file a claim for compensation with the Division of State Court Administration (Division) on forms provided by such agency as prescribed by the State Board of Accounts. The Division shall promptly present the claim to the Auditor of State for payment. Claims for compensation shall be filed no later than ninety (90) thirty (30) days from the date of service.
This amendment shall take effect immediately.
The Clerk of this Court is directed to forward a copy of this Order to the clerk of each circuit court in the state of Indiana; Attorney General of Indiana; Legislative Services Agency and its Office of Code Revision; Administrator, Indiana Supreme Court; Administrator, Indiana Court of Appeals; Administrator, Indiana Tax Court; the Indiana State Public Defender; Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission; Indiana Supreme Court Commission for Continuing Legal Education; Indiana Board of Law Examiners; Indiana Judicial Center; Division of State Court Administration; Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program; the Executive Director of the Indiana State Bar Association; the Executive Director of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney's Council; the libraries of all law schools in this state; the Michie Company; and the West Group.
The West Group is directed to publish this order in the advance sheets of this Court. The Clerks of the Circuit Courts are directed to bring this Order to the attention of all judges, including city, town and small claims court judges, within their respective counties and to post this order for examination by the Bar and the general public.
DONE at Indianapolis, Indiana, this ____ day of January, 2005.