State of Indiana ex rel. Glenn D. Commons v. The Hon. John R. Pera

This Court has exclusive, original jurisdiction to supervise the exercise of jurisdiction of lower state courts. See Ind. Const, art. 7, § 4; Ind. Original Action Rule 1. Relators have filed this proceeding under the Indiana Original Action Rules, seeking a writ of mandamus and prohibition regarding the filling of the vacancy on the bench of the Lake Superior Court’s Juvenile Division. For reasons explained below, we grant in part and deny in part the relief sought by Relators.

Background

Relators Glenn D. Commons, Jeffrey Miller, and Charlotte Ann Peller are magistrates in the Lake Superior…