- (a) Jennings County constitutes the eighty-sixth judicial circuit.
- (b) The Jennings circuit court has a standard small claims and misdemeanor division.
- (c) The judge of the Jennings circuit court and the judge of the Jennings superior court may jointly appoint one (1) full-time magistrate under IC 33-23-5 to serve the circuit and superior courts. This subsection expires December 31, 2025.
- (d) A magistrate continues in office until jointly removed by the judge of the Jennings circuit court and the judge of the Jennings superior court. This subsection expires December 31, 2025.
- (e) Beginning January 1, 2026, the judges of the Jennings circuit and superior court may not appoint a magistrate under IC 33-23-5 .
(f) A magistrate appointed under this section is terminated by operation of law on December 31, 2025.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-40.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.138-2020, SEC.21; P.L.224-2025, SEC.10.