Indiana Superior Courts
The Indiana superior courts are general jurisdiction trial courts within the state that handle all trial cases and can establish small claims cases and minor offense divisions. Nearly all counties in Indiana have a superior court in addition to their circuit courts.[1][2]
Judges
Indiana superior court judges are usually chosen in partisan elections. There are a few exceptions to this rule. In Vanderburgh County and Allen County, elections are nonpartisan. In the latter, the governor fills interim vacancies from a list of candidates submitted by a judicial nominating commission. In Lake County and St. Joseph County, judges are chosen through a merit selection process.[3]
Courts
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Bartholomew County
- Blackford County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Daviess County
- Dearborn County
- Decatur County
- DeKalb County
- Dubois County
- Elkhart County
- Fayette County
- Floyd County
- Fulton County
- Gibson County
- Grant County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jay County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Knox County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Lake County
- LaPorte County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Noble County
- Orange County
- Porter County
- Posey County
- Pulaski County
- Putnam County
- Randolph County
- Ripley County
- Rush County
- St. Joseph County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Steuben County
- Sullivan County
- Ohio/Switzerland County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vanderburgh County
- Vigo County
- Wabash County
- Warrick County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- White County
- Whitley County
See also
External links
- Overview of Indiana Trial Courts (dead link)
- Press Release "Job Opening: Magistrate, Allen Superior Court - Criminal Division" April 13, 2011 (dead link)
- Press Release "Greene County goes online with Indiana Supreme Court Odyssey Case Management System" May 6, 2011
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana
State courts:
Indiana Supreme Court • Indiana Court of Appeals • Indiana Superior Courts • Indiana Circuit Courts • Indiana City Courts • Indiana County Courts • Indiana Municipal Courts • Indiana Small Claims Courts • St. Joseph County Probate Court • Indiana Tax Court • Indiana Town Courts
State resources:
Courts in Indiana • Indiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Indiana