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1. Attached is the application for the May 3, 2008 vacancy on the Fifth District of the Indiana Court of Appeals (First District seat). To be eligible for nomination by the Governor, an applicant must have been a member of the Indiana bar for at least ten years or served as a judge of an Indiana Circuit, Superior, or Criminal Court for at least five years, and must have resided in the first judicial district prior to and at the time of appointment by the Governor.  Art. 7, §10, Constitution of Indiana; IC 33-25-1-2; IC 33-25-1-3.
   
   
   
2. The application is designed for you to reproduce on your own word processing system.  Reproduce the application verbatim, setting out each question and category, including the waiver on the last page. 
   
   
   
3. CANDIDATES MUST PROVIDE THE COMMISSION AN ORIGINAL APPLICATION AND 9 COPIES, TEN (10) COMPLETE APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING EXHIBITS, ATTACHMENTS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS.  RETAIN A COMPLETE APPLICATION FOR YOUR RECORDS. 
   
   
   
4. A State Police release form on green paper, to be included only with the original application, requires the applicant’s social security number, and will remain confidential.  Contact the Commission directly for the release form.
   
   
   
5. Ten completed applications must be delivered to the Commission's office no later than Thursday, November 1, 2007.  Applications received after 4:30 p.m. on November 1, 2007 will not be considered.  Retain proof of delivery. 
   
   
   
6. Applicants who plan to deliver their applications during the week of November 1, 2007 will help the Commission organize the interview process by notifying Commission staff during the preceding week of their intentions.  This information is not binding and will be kept confidential.
   
   
   
7. Upon the Commission’s receipt of ten complete applications from a candidate, the candidate’s name will be made public.  IC 33-27-3-2(d).  After the Commission has evaluated each application and determines whether to interview all or some of the applicants, the applications of the candidates to be interviewed become public records.  IC 33-27-3-2(d)(1).
   
   
   
8. The Commission will conduct public interviews in Indianapolis on Monday, November 12 and Tuesday, November 13, 2007, after which the Commission will select a number of candidates for second interviews scheduled for Wednesday, December 12, 2007.  Upon the conclusion of the second round of interviews, the Commission will deliberate in executive session, then vote in a public session to nominate to the Governor the three most highly qualified candidates.  IC 33-27-3-2.  Candidates must be available on the interview dates, including evening hours.
   
   
   
9. The Commission will consider on behalf of each applicant a reasonable number of letters of recommendation.  Letters of recommendation may be sent to the Commission’s office, and will be forwarded immediately to each Commission member.  (Judges and other judicial officers are not prohibited under the Code of Judicial Conduct from writing on behalf of candidates on the basis of personal knowledge of the candidates’ qualifications).  Letters sent to individual Commission members will be distributed to all other members.  Most Commission members prefer to not meet with candidates except during the interviews.
   
   
   
10. Direct any questions about the application process to Meg Babcock, Counsel to the Commission, at the address or telephone number above or at mbabcock@courts.state.in.us.

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Application for Judicial Vacancy
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