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Indiana Code Title 33. Courts and Court Officers § 33-40-5-2

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys is established.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (2), the commission is composed of the following eleven (11) members, none of whom may be a law enforcement officer, a judicial officer (including a senior judge), a court employee, a city, town, or county attorney, an attorney who provides representation to indigent persons, or a full-time employee of an executive, legislative, or judicial state agency:

(1) Three (3) members appointed by the governor, with not more than two (2) of these individuals belonging to the same political party.

(2) Three (3) members appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court, with not more than two (2) of these individuals belonging to the same political party, and two (2) of these individuals must be trial court judges from counties receiving reimbursement of expenditures for noncapital cases under IC 33-40-7-11.

(3) One (1) member appointed by the board of trustees of the Indiana criminal justice institute, who is an attorney admitted to practice law in Indiana.

(4) Two (2) members of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.  The members appointed under this subdivision may not be from the same political party.

(5) Two (2) members of the senate, to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.  The members appointed under this subdivision may not be from the same political party.

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