Ind. Marion Cnty. Civ. Local Rule LR49-TR79-224

Upon the parties not reaching an agreement or the agreed upon judge not accepting the case

under Local Rule 225, the appointment of an eligible special judge shall be made by means of

the Marion County Clerk selecting a name of the next judge from lists of judges from Marion

County maintained by the Clerk. A separate list shall be kept for domestic and juvenile cases.

All judges of the Marion Circuit and Superior Court Civil Division are eligible persons under

this rule except as follows: the judge of the Marion Circuit Court shall not be named on the list

for domestic relation cases; the judges of the Family Division shall be the only judges on the lists

for domestic relations and juvenile cases.

Should the next judge on the list be disqualified pursuant to the Code of Judicial Conduct,

ineligible for service under this rule, or excused from service by the Indiana Supreme Court, the

clerk shall continue down the list until all judges on the list have been exhausted. Upon

exhaustion of the list, the judge from whom the change of judge was taken, or who is ineligible

or disqualified, shall certify the case to the Indiana Supreme Court for the appointment of a

special judge by the Court. Further, the judge may certify a case directly to the Indiana Supreme

Court where the particular circumstances of the case warrant selection by the Court without

reference to the clerk for selection from a list.

Amended effective March 26, 2021