Floyd v. State

Indiana judges receive judicial power from popular election or appointment by the governor. State ex rel Smith v. Starke Circuit Court (1981), 275 Ind. 483, 417 N.E.2d 1115. It is from such elected or appointed judges that pro tempore judges and special judges receive their judicial power. Cartwright v. State (1993), Ind.App., 621 N.E.2d 1164. It is the mind of such a duly elected or appointed judge that is the source of authority of the pro-tem or special judge. Pro-tems, special judges, hearing officers, and magistrates and commissioners, appointed pursuant to statutory authorization, are…