US EditionSTATEHOUSE: Amended bill calling for dropping a court in Jennings and Scott counties moving forward
- Eleven counties in Indiana will lose judges if a bill passed by the Indiana Senate becomes law, affecting areas like Jennings and Scott counties.
- The bill includes an amendment based on a formula that considers case load versus the number of judges in each county.
- The state's fiscal team estimates that this elimination will save about $749,000 in Fiscal Year 2027 and potentially up to $2.7 million by Fiscal Year 2032.
- The bill is not final and must return to the House, where members can accept or negotiate the proposed language.
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Many Counties Losing Judges with Language Added to Bill Passed
Source: (Photo: Eric Berman/WIBC) STATEHOUSE — Eleven counties will be losing judges in the name of savings, with language added to a bill passed Wednesday by the Indiana Senate. The bill will eliminate judges in Blackford, Carroll, Gibson, Greene, Jennings, Monroe, Newton, Owen, Pulaski, Rush and Scott counties, along with six juvenile magistrate positions in Marion County, if it becomes law. The state Senate made the decision and added an amen…
STATEHOUSE: Amended bill calling for dropping a court in Jennings and Scott counties moving forward
By: Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic Eleven mostly rural counties will lose judges under a bill passed 33-16 by the Indiana Senate Tuesday. House Bill 1144 — which adds judges and magistrates in Elkhart, Hamilton, Lawrence and Vigo counties — has moved through the entire session without language abolishing courts. Then, on April 10, hours before a committee deadline, an amendment was added in the Senate Appropriations Commit…
Jennings could lose judge under proposed bill - 101.5 WKKG
Jennings County would be losing a judge under a proposal approved yesterday by the Indiana Senate. The bill, promoted as a cost-savings measure, would eliminate judges in Jennings along with Blackford, Carroll, Gibson, Greene, Monroe, Newton, Owen, Pulaski, Rush and Scott counties, along with six juvenile magistrate positions in Marion County, if it becomes law. The state Senate added an amendment to the bill, based upon a formula that weighs ca…
Legislation Could Abolish Scott Superior Court
Twelve Indiana counties could lose courts after an amendment in the Senate Appropriations Committee was passed last Thursday. Scott County Superior Court was one of the dozen targeted by legislators as they also look to add several judicial officers in counties with heavier caseloads. HB 1144, as it passed the House in February, was aimed at establishing family courts to target cases of abuse or neglect resulting from a caregiver substance use di
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