"There is no logical, feasible and fair explanation as to why Lake County can't elect its superior court judges," said Councilman Charlie Brown, D-Gary.
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Porter Superior Judge Jeffrey Clymer and LaPorte Superior Judge Jaime Oss are among 19 candidates seeking to replace retiring Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David.
The Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission is scheduled to interview each of the applicants Monday.
The selection of a new Lake Superior Court judge is likely to continue without interruption after a lawsuit challenging the appointment process was revised to no longer apply to the current vacancy.
Documents filed in federal court seek to prevent the Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission from continuing to take steps toward filling the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Diane Boswell.
Gov. Eric Holcomb is urging a federal commission studying possible reforms to the U.S. Supreme Court to not even consider increasing the number of justices serving on the nation's highest court.
The Indiana General Assembly approved legislation Wednesday giving the governor a bigger say over which judicial candidates are nominated to him for appointment to the Lake Superior Court.
House Bill 1453 would replace the nine-member Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission with a seven-member commission and eliminate the members selected by lawyers and judges working in Lake County.
The Lake County Bar Association is reaching out to Indiana senators trying to halt legislation that dramatically changes how Lake County judges are selected.
The legislation would eliminate the commission members currently selected by Lake County attorneys and statutory requirements that commission members reflect the diversity of Lake County's population.
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