The Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission is accepting applications for two vacancies on the Lake Superior Court, Lake Superior Civil Division Room 5 in Hammond and Lake Superior County Division Room 4 in Hammond.
Application materials and letters of recommendation are due Thursday, October 8 at 12:00 p.m. (Central).
Candidates should prepare their application materials to be submitted electronically through the Indiana Courts Portal using the "Upload a document feature." If you are not sure how to sign in, see the help topic on signing in or creating an account.
Please sign into the portal well in advance of submitting your application in case you need assistance with your login or password. Do not wait until the final submission day to sign into the portal.
After the application deadline passes, the Commission will publicly announce the names of all candidates for the vacancy. Applications of candidates for judicial appointment are public records.
Please direct any questions about the application process to Adam Clay at Adam.Clay@courts.in.gov.
Eligibility
To be eligible for nomination as a judge of the superior court of Lake County, a person must be domiciled in the county of Lake, a citizen of the United States, and admitted to the practice of law in Indiana. Ind. Code § 33-33-45-35.
Application checklist
To apply, prepare the following application materials
- Application | Download MS Word Application
- Waiver, Release, and Consent | Download PDF Waiver
- Statement of Economic Interests | Download PDF Statement
- Photograph
- Supplemental Materials
Required Supplemental Materials include:
- Military service documentation (if applicable)
- Writing sample
- Transcripts
Instructions for electronic application
The electronic copy of your application must be submitted through the Indiana Courts Portal by the deadline above. To apply for the position, you should submit the files through the Indiana Courts Portal using the "Upload a document" feature. Files must not exceed 15mb in size.
Sign into the Indiana Courts Portal at portal.courts.in.gov. From the dashboard, in the section labeled "My Tools & Settings" click "Upload a document."
1 - Application for Lake Superior Court
- Once completed, save as a PDF. Do not print and scan this document.
- From the Secure Document Uploader, select the document type "Lake JNC 2601 - Application"
2 - Waiver, Release & Consent
- The Waiver, Release & Consent requires a signature. Print, sign, and scan this file as a PDF.
- From the Secure Document Uploader, select the document type "Lake JNC 2601 - Waiver"
3 - Statement of Economic Interests
- The Statement of Economic Interests may require additional pages. Combine the completed form and additional pages into a single PDF file.
- From the Secure Document Uploader, select the document type "Lake JNC 2601 - SEI"
4 - Current photograph
- Make sure your photograph has a resolution of at least 300dpi and is saved in JPG format
- From the Secure Document Uploader, select the document type "Lake JNC 2601 - Photo"
5 - Supplemental materials (outlined in the checklist above)
- Combine additional materials to submit with your application into a single PDF file. If the file exceeds 15mb, try compressing it or splitting into multiple parts.
- From the Secure Document Uploader, select the document type "Lake JNC 2601 - Attachment"
Additional instructions for preparing and uploading documents may be found at the Portal help website.
Letters of recommendation
The Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission will consider on behalf of each applicant a reasonable number of letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation must be sent by the deadline above to lakejnc@courts.in.gov.
Judges and other judicial officers are permitted under the Code of Judicial Conduct to write on behalf of candidates on the basis of personal knowledge of the candidates' qualifications.
Letters sent to individual Commission members will be distributed to all other members.
Interviews
The Commission will conduct public interviews in Crown Point on Friday, October 23. Applicants are not prohibited from communicating with Commission members prior to public interviews. After the conclusion of interviews, the Commission will publicly vote to select two panels of five nominees to send to Governor Mike Braun for appointment. Ind. Code § 33-33-45-38. Candidates must be available on the interview date, including evening hours.
