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Committee advances Marion County judicial‑selection overhaul after heated debate on diversity and local control
Summary
House Bill 10‑33, sponsored by Representative Lopez, would restructure Marion County Superior Court governance (chief judge, executive committee, selection committee powers) and change how some judges and magistrates are appointed. The committee approved the amendment and advanced the bill after extensive questioning about diversity, governor appointments and magistrate selection.
Representative Lopez presented House Bill 10‑33 as a targeted modernization for Marion County’s judicial governance, saying the bill creates a chief judge role, strengthens an executive committee with administrative authority, requires candidate appearances before the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee and raises the threshold to remove a candidate from ballot consideration.
"We create the role of a chief judge and we empower the executive committee with a number…
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