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.