§ 33-35-5-1 City court; governing laws and rules
§ 33-35-5-2 City or town court; change of venue
§ 33-35-5-3 City court; warrants or other processes
§ 33-35-5-4 Certain city courts; books of records in civil cases
§ 33-35-5-5 City court; issues of fact to be tried by judge unless demand for jury trial
§ 33-35-5-6 Style of city or town court
§ 33-35-5-7 Courts not of record; judges; requirements
§ 33-35-5-7.5 Presiding judge exemption to judicial eligibility requirements
§ 33-35-5-8 Effect of judgments, orders, and proceedings in town and city courts; orders of sale and executions affecting real estate
§ 33-35-5-9 Appeals from city and town courts; procedure
§ 33-35-5-10 Appeals from certain city courts; procedure
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 33 > Article 35 > Chapter 5 - Records; Procedures; Practices

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.