South Bend area state lawmakers and attorneys differ on whether thatâs a good thing. The Indiana House on Wednesday affirmed the Senateâs final version of a bill to change how the county has picked its Superior Court judges for nearly a half-century, giving the governor and county commissioners more power. The bill next moves to Republican Gov. Eric Holcombâs desk. Its sponsor, Rep. Mike Aylesworth, R-Hebron, had told a House committee in February that Holcombâs office had asked for the changes, but the governorâs spokeswoman, Rachel Hoffmeyer, has repeatedly denied that ever happened. âHe will review it,â Hoffmeyer told The Tribune in an email, declining to elaborate.