Janice Frost
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Janice Frost is a Utah Second Judicial District judge for the Juvenile Court.[1] Frost was appointed to this position in December of 2008 and her term expires in 2018.[2]
Education
Frost graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in history and secondary education. She went on to receive her J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law in 1985.[2]
Career
Frost worked in private practice from 1985 to 1989. She then worked as assistant city prosecutor for Salt Lake City and later as assistant attorney general in the criminal appeals division. She became a senior attorney with the National District Attorneys Association, where she trained prosecutors. She then worked in the Utah Attorney General's office in the Child Protection Division from 1998 to 2002. Frost was deputy city attorney for the City of South Salt Lake from 2002 until her appointment to the Second District Juvenile Court in 2008. She has served in the Juvenile Court since 2008.[2]
2012 election
Frost stood for retention election in 2012. On November 6, 2012, Frost was retained with 81.1% of the vote and a total of 140,923 votes.[3][4]
- See also: Utah judicial elections, 2012
Judicial Performance Evaluation recommendation
The Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission compiled information from attorneys, court staff and jurors about the performance of all judges up for retention in 2012. Judges were evaluated based on five criteria.
A judge must score at least 3 out of 5 in each of these categories to meet the minimum performance standard. 33 attorneys responded to the following questions.
- Legal Ability: 3.69
- Communication: 3.79
- Integrity: 3.87
- Judicial temperament: 3.82
- Administrative: 3.62
Based on cumulative results, Judge Frost was recommended for retention by 12 out of 12 commission members. For the full report, visit: Utah Judicial Evaluation Performance Commission, Honorable Janice Frost.
See also
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Utah • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Utah
State courts:
Utah Supreme Court • Utah Court of Appeals • Utah District Courts • Utah Juvenile Courts • Utah Justice Courts
State resources:
Courts in Utah • Utah judicial elections • Judicial selection in Utah
