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The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee has started accepting applications for two new superior court judges.
According to a news release, Judge John Hanley (Court 11, Civil Division) and Judge Mark Stoner (Court 32, Major Felony Division) will retire effective Dec. 31, creating two vacancies on the Marion Superior Court.
Indiana Supreme Court Justice Derek Molter, committee chairperson, and Indiana Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert Altice, vice chairperson, announced applications for the vacancy are available online and must be submitted through the Indiana Courts Portal by Sept. 9 at noon (Eastern).
Only one application is required to be considered for both vacancies.
Eligibility requirements and other information about service on the Marion Superior Court can be found in Indiana C0de 33-33-49-6 and IC 33-33-49-13.4.
Generally, an applicant must be a resident of Marion 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, state law prevents more than 52% of the judges in Marion Superior Court from being members of the same political party.
Hanley and Stoner are Democrats.
Following local court rules, the Marion Superior Court Executive Committee has offered any sitting judge the opportunity to transfer courts.
If a judicial officer transfers to Court 11 or Court 32, the vacancies will be created in another court; more than one transfer across divisions is possible.
If transfers occur and are approved by the executive committee, the available positions will be posted online.
The executive committee will assign the new judges to their divisions after Gov. Eric Holcomb makes the appointments.
The selection committee will meet Oct. 28 and possibly on Oct. 29 to interview applicants for the vacancies.
Details on the public interviews will be posted online.
After the conclusion of interviews and an executive session to consider applicants, the committee will publicly vote to select two separate panels of three nominees each to send to 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.
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