1. (a) The superior court may jointly appoint four (4) full-time magistrates under IC 33-23-5 to serve the court using the selection method provided by IC 36-1-8-10 (b)(1) or IC 36-1-8-10 (b)(2). Not more than two (2) of the magistrates appointed under this section may be members of the same political party.

2. (b) A magistrate continues in office until jointly removed by the judges of the court.

   [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-40-73.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.1-2007, SEC.219; P.L.127-2008, SEC.18; P.L.173-2015, SEC.13; P.L.193-2017, SEC.2.