The Allen County Judicial Nominating Commission is beginning the process of selecting a new superior court judge. A vacancy on the Allen Superior Court will occur on Dec. 13, when Judge David Avery retires.
Justice Christopher Goff, commission chairperson, announced applications for the position are available online at www.in.gov/courts/selection/allen/2401/application and must be submitted through the Indiana Courts Portal by noon Aug.
28. To be eligible to serve on the Allen Superior Court, an applicant must be a resident of Allen County (at the time of the application and throughout the term of office) and be an attorney admitted to the bar of Indiana for at least five years. Additionally, eligible candidates must not have a previous felony conviction or have had any disciplinary sanction imposed upon them by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission or any similar body of another state.
See IC 33-33-2-10 and 33-33-2-40. Following local court rules, judges in other divisions were given the opportunity to transfer courts. This vacancy will be in the Civil Division.
The Allen County Judicial Nominating Commission will meet Sept. 25 to interview the applicants. Details on the public interviews will be posted online.
After the conclusion of interviews and an executive session to consider applicants, the commission will publicly vote to select a panel of three nominees to send to Gov. Eric Holcomb for appointment. According to Indiana law, the committee is required to submit to the governor “the three most qualified candidates” for appointment when a vacancy arises.
Details on the commission, including membership, are online..
