IN THE

SUPREME COURT OF INDIANA

IN THE MATTER OF                            )

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THE APPOINTMENT OF                      )

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THOMAS WRIGHT AS                         ) Case No. 18S00-0408-MS-343

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SENIOR JUDGE IN THE                       )

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DELAWARE CIRCUIT COURT 4         )

ORDER APPOINTING SENIOR JUDGE

The Judge of the Delaware Circuit Court 4 requested the appointment of Senior Judge Thomas Wright for service in that court for 2004, pursuant to Ind.Code §33-4-8-1.

This Court adopted revisions to Administrative Rule 5 on December 3, 2003, which made certain changes to the senior judge program in recognition of the importance of senior judges to the administration of justice in Indiana trial courts.  Accordingly, we find that the Delaware Circuit Court 4 is eligible for thirty (30) days of senior judge assistance as contemplated by the revisions to Administrative Rule 5.  We find further that Senior Judge Thomas Wright has been certified as a senior judge by the Judicial Nominating Commission for the calendar year 2004 pursuant to Ind. Code §33-2.1-4-17. 

            IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that Senior Judge Thomas Wright is appointed to serve in the requesting trial court at the discretion of the requesting judge, effective July  1, 2004.  This appointment shall remain in effect until June 30, 2005, and it shall be incumbent upon the requesting judge to ensure that the court utilizes no more than thirty (30) senior judge service days during the period beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005.  Pursuant to Ind. Code §33-4-8-5, all senior judges appointed by this Court may not be compensated as senior judge for more than one hundred (100) days in the aggregate during the 2004 calendar year.

The Clerk of this Court is directed to forward a certified copy of this order to the Honorable John M. Feick, judge of the Delaware Circuit Court 4; to the Honorable Thomas Wright; to the clerk of the Delaware Circuit Court for entry in the Record of Judgments and Orders; to the Indiana Judicial Center; and to the Division of State Court Administration, Payroll Section.

DONE at Indianapolis, Indiana this 30^th day of July, 2004.

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Brent E. Dickson

Acting Chief Justice of Indiana