Sec. 2. (a) A person who: (1) has been but is not currently a judge of a circuit, superior, criminal, probate, municipal, or county court and has served in the capacity of judge for at least four (4) consecutive years; (2) is admitted to the practice of law in Indiana; and (3) is a resident of Indiana; may act as judge for certain cases under this chapter. (b) A person may act as a judge of a case under this chapter only if: (1) all parties to the action file a written petition with the chief administrative officer of the office of judicial administration consenting to the case being heard by a private judge, and naming the person whom the parties wish to have as private judge; (2) the case is one over which the court in which the former judge served would have had subject matter and monetary jurisdiction; (3) the case is founded exclusively on contract, tort, or a combination of contract and tort; and (4) the case is one in which a utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1 ) is not a party. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-15-2.]
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