(a) LaPorte County constitutes the thirty-second judicial circuit.
(b) The judges of the LaPorte circuit court and LaPorte superior court No. 4 may jointly appoint one (1) full-time magistrate under IC 33-23-5 to serve the circuit and superior courts.
(c) The magistrate continues in office until removed by the judges of the LaPorte circuit court and LaPorte superior court No. 4.