Johnson County could finally get a long-awaited fourth judge in their Supreme Court thanks to Rep. Woody Burton’s legislation that passed the Indiana House of Representatives late last night.
Following a hearing before the Commission on Courts during the previous interim, House Bill (HB) 1092 would address the need that Johnson County has for an additional judge. If enacted, a fourth judge will be added as of January 1, 2015.
“This issue first arose in 2005, but there has been a need for an additional judge in Johnson County for the past eleven years,” said Rep. Burton. “Adding an additional judge will alleviate some of the work load for other judges, while making the court system run more quickly and efficiently.”
HB1092 passed with a 94-0 vote and now heads to the Senate for further discussion.
