J. Frederic Voros Jr.
J. Frederic Voros, Jr. was the presiding judge on the Utah Court of Appeals. He was nominated in September 2009 by Governor Gary Herbert to fill a vacancy and was approved by the Utah State Senate on November 18, 2009.[1][2]
According to the governor's statement, "Fred brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to the Utah Court of Appeals. He has significant experience in all areas of the law, especially at the appellate level, and will be a good complement to the six sitting judges."[3]
Voros was the associate presiding judge of the court from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2013.[4]
Voros was retained in 2014.[5] He retired from the bench in 2017.[6]
Education
Voros received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1975 and his J.D. from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 1978.[3]
Career
Voros has had experience in general civil litigation, formerly worked with a national communications firm, and served as general counsel to Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. Voros spent eight years as an assistant Utah Attorney General in the criminal appeals division. He served as chief of that division for 10 years, from 1999 until he was appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals.[3]
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Voros has been active in Democratic politics and has been a judicial nominee several times.[1]
Elections
2014
Voros, Jr. was retained to the Utah Court of Appeals with 75.1 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [5]
Performance evaluations
The Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, following a 2014 survey, recommended that Judge Voros be Retained. The full report is available here.
Recent news
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See also
- News: Wikipedia cited in Utah appellate court, August 27, 2012
External links
- Utah Courts, "Press Release: Court of Appeals Names New Presiding Judge," January 5, 2012
- Salt Lake Tribune, "New Utah Court of Appeals judge nominated," September 23, 2009
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salt Lake Tribune, "New Utah Court of Appeals judge nominated," September 23, 2009
- ↑ Salt Lake Tribune, "Senate panel approves Court of Appeals nominee," November 10, 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Utah Governor Press Release, "Governor Herbert Appoints Voros to the Utah Court of Appeals," September 23, 2009
- ↑ Utah Courts, Press Release: "Court of Appeals Names New Presiding Judge," January 5, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Utah Elections, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Court adjourns for two retiring Utah judges," July 24, 2017
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