Supreme court justices and appellate court judges; time for retention vote
Ind. Code § 3-10-2-8
in effectSec. 8. Justices of the supreme court and judges of the court of appeals shall stand for approval or rejection by their respective electorates:
(1) at the first general election that occurs at least two (2) years after their appointments; and
(2) at the general election every ten (10) years thereafter;
in accordance with Article 7, Section 11 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: Ind. Const. Art. 7, § 11.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/3Fetched: 10/17/2026
