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Process to replace Shepard to begin next month

Indiana’s governor will have a limited role in choosing a new justice for the state supreme court.

Mitch Daniels will appoint a new justice to take the place of the retiring Randall Shepard, based on three finalists submitted by a nominating commission.

The same commission will then choose the first new chief justice in 25 years from among the court's justices -- without a direct say from the governor.

Daniels is confident the process will produce a qualified candidate who is able to fill Shepard’s shoes.

Applications for the vacancy will be accepted in January, with two rounds of interviews in February.

The commission will present a list of three finalists to the governor at the end of February, and Daniels will have 60 days to make his choice.