IN THE

 

SUPREME COURT OF INDIANA

 

IN THE MATTER OF                              )

                                                                        )

APPROVAL OF LOCAL RULE)

                                                                        ) Case No. 31S00-0404-MS-155

 AMENDMENTS FOR                              )

                                                                        )

HARRISON COUNTY                               )

 

ORDER APPROVING AMENDMENT TO

HARRISON COUNTY LOCAL RULE 3

 

            The judge of the Harrison Superior Court, which has jurisdiction over all criminal, infraction and ordinance violation cases by local rule, requests the approval of an amendment to the Harrison County Local Rule 3, which establishes a panel of judges from which special judges are to be selected in criminal cases.  This amendment to Harrison County Local Rule 3 is proposed pursuant to requirements of Indiana Criminal Rule 2.2, and removes Senior Judge Henry Leist from the panel of available judges and makes other modifications to reflect new office holders. 

            Upon examination of the proposed local rule amendment, this Court finds that the rule amendment complies with the requirements of Criminal Rule 2.2, and, accordingly, should be approved.

            IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED by this Court that the Amendment to Harrison County Local Rule 3, set forth as an attachment to this Order, is now approved, effective March 23, 2004.

            The Clerk of this Court is directed to forward a copy of this Order to the Honorable Roger D. Davis, Harrison Superior Court, to the Honorable Harris Lloyd Whitis, Harrison Circuit Court and to the Clerk of the Harrison Circuit and Superior Courts.

            The Clerk of the Harrison Circuit and Superior Courts is directed to place a copy of this Order in the Record of Judgments and Orders for all courts of record in the county and to post this Order for public examination.

             

            DONE at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 9th day of April, 2004.

 

 

                                                                        __________________________

                                                                        Brent E. Dickson

                                                                        Acting Chief Justice of Indiana