IN THE
IN THE MATTER OF )
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APPROVAL OF LOCAL RULE )
) Case No. 51S00-0404-MS-191
AMENDMENT FOR )
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MARTIN COUNTY )
ORDER APPROVING AMENDMENT TO
The judge of the Martin Circuit Court, which is the only court of record in Martin County and which has jurisdiction over all civil, criminal, and juvenile cases in Martin County, requests the approval of an amendment to the Martin County Local Rule 3, which establishes a panel of judges from which special judges are to be selected in criminal cases. This amendment to Martin County Local Rule 3 is proposed pursuant to requirements of Indiana Criminal Rule 2.2, and makes modifications to the proposed panel of judicial officers 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 Martin County Local Rule 3, set forth as an attachment to this Order, is now approved, effective October 15, 2003.
The Clerk of this Court is directed to forward a copy of this Order to the Honorable R. Joseph Howell, Martin Circuit Court, and to the Clerk of the Martin Circuit Court.
The Clerk of the Martin Circuit Court is directed to place a copy of this Order in the Record of Judgments and Orders for the Martin Circuit Court and to post this Order for public examination.
DONE at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 9th day of April, 2004.
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Randall T. Shepard
Chief Justice of Indiana