igration ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁after ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁constitution ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁State ▁laws ▁to ▁en force ▁Article ▁ 1 3 ▁were ▁repe aled ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁The ▁ex clusion ary ▁and ▁colon ization ▁prov isions ▁in ▁Article ▁ 1 3 ▁were ▁repe aled ▁by ▁am end ment ▁and ▁removed ▁from ▁Section ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁constitution ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁ ▁Re organ ization ▁state ▁court ▁system ▁ ▁Another ▁problem ▁was ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁courts . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁became ▁over loaded ▁with ▁cases ▁and ▁an ▁app ell ate ▁court ▁was ▁created ▁at ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁am end ments ▁were ▁en act ed ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁court ▁constitution al ▁and ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁method ▁of ▁elect ing ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Just ices . ▁Just ices ▁were ▁again ▁made ▁appointed ▁positions , ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁candidates ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Jud icial ▁N omin ating ▁Commission , ▁narrow ed ▁to ▁three ▁final ists ▁and ▁thus ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁governor ▁who ▁then ▁cho oses ▁one . ▁The ▁Justice ▁could ▁then ▁serve ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁being ▁subject ed ▁to ▁a ▁ret ention ▁election , ▁if ▁retained ▁then ▁the ▁Justice ▁could ▁continue ▁their ▁term ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ten ▁years . ▁All ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁just ices ▁must ▁face ▁a ▁ret ention ▁vote ▁once ▁every ▁ten ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁of ▁that ▁general ▁election .