Washington County Courts, Indiana Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of need for special judge appointment

The judge before whom the case is pending must send the District’s administrative judge notice that a special judge is needed.

the judge before whom the case is pending shall send notice of the need of the appointment of a special judge to the District’s administrative judge

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order of appointment

The administrative judge must prepare and forward the appointment order to the judge presiding over the case, who must sign and enter it and forward a copy to the special judge and attorneys of record.

Upon selecting a special judge, the administrative judge shall prepare an Order of Appointment and forward said Order to the judge before whom the case is pending who shall then sign and enter the Order of Appointment and forward a copy of the Order to the special judge and the attorneys of record.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order of appointment

An Order of Appointment must use the form set out in the standing order.

G. Form of Order. The Order of Appointment shall be in the following form: IN THE _________COURT FOR __________ COUNTY STATE OF INDIANA (Caption) ORDER OF APPOINTMENT Under the provisions of Trial Rule 79(H) of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure or the Indiana Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Honorable ___________________ of the ____________ Court of ____________ County is hereby appointed to serve as special Judge in the above-captioned case. SO ORDERED THIS ______ DAY OF ___________________, ________. _______________________________________ Judge, ____________________Court

CRITICAL

Applies to

Quarterly assignment summary report

The administrative judge must issue a summary report of assignments quarterly.

shall issue a summary report of the assignments on a quarterly basis

CRITICAL

Applies to

Special judge assignment record

The administrative judge must maintain a record of all special-judge assignments.

The administrative judge shall maintain a record of all assignments

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

A transcript prepared for an appeal must be prepared and submitted under the Rules of Appellate Procedure.

If a transcript is prepared for purposes of appeal, it shall be prepared and submitted pursuant to the Rules of Appellate Procedure.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript income report

A court reporter who earns income preparing transcripts must report those amounts at least annually on the prescribed forms to the Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration.

Each Court Reporter who received income from the preparation of transcripts shall report such amounts, at least annually, to the Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration, on forms prescribed by such Division.