Bill to add more Indiana judges may actually remove judges from smaller counties

Bill to add more Indiana judges may actually remove judges from smaller counties

INDIANAPOLIS — What started as a bill to add more judges to Indiana counties in need could also remove far more judges and courts from smaller counties. If passed, HB 1144 would eliminate superior courts in nine counties (Blackford, Carroll,  Gibson, Jennings, Newton, Pulaski, Scott, Rush, and Greene Counties) and circuit courts in two counties (Owen and Monroe Counties). “It is going to dramatically slow down access to civil and criminal justic…