Indiana Code Title 33. Courts and Court Officers § 33-38-10-2

(1) has been but is not currently a judge of a circuit, superior, criminal, probate, municipal, or county court and has served in the capacity of judge for at least four (4) consecutive years;

(2) is admitted to the practice of law in Indiana;  and

(3) is a resident of Indiana;

(1) all parties to the action file a written petition with the chief administrative officer of the office of judicial administration consenting to the case being heard by a private judge, and naming the person whom the parties wish to have as private judge;

(2) the case is one over which the court in which the former judge served would have had subject matter and monetary jurisdiction;

(3) the case is founded exclusively on contract, tort, or a combination of contract and tort;  and

(4) the case is one in which a utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1) is not a party.