[1] "Trial courts have different names primarily due to accidents of legislative history and local custom, not true differences in the nature or purpose of the courts.
"[2] For example, in Howard County, Indiana, with a population of less than 100,000,[3] the Circuit Court is a court of general jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases and exclusive jurisdiction over juvenile cases,[4] while the Superior Court 1 primarily hears criminal drug and domestic violence cases.
[5] By contrast, in Marion County, Indiana's largest county,[6] the Superior Court "has jurisdiction over all criminal cases, civil issues and family case types filed in the county.
"[7] In 2016, the Indiana Supreme Court began a Commercial Court[8] Pilot Project in six county Superior Courts, appointing "Marion Superior Court Judge Heather Welch;[9] Elkhart Superior Court[10] Judge Stephen Bowers; Lake Superior Court[11] Judge John Sedia; Floyd Superior Court Judge Maria Granger;[12] Vanderburgh Superior Court[13] Judge Richard D’Amour; and Allen Superior Court[14] Judge Craig Bobay.
[21] Judges are typically elected to the Superior Court, except in limited circumstances.