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Jill Pohlman
2022 - Present
2027
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Jill Pohlman is a judge of the Utah Supreme Court. She assumed office on August 17, 2022. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Pohlman ran for re-election for judge of the Utah Court of Appeals. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Pohlman was nominated to the Utah Court of Appeals by Governor Gary Herbert on May 6, 2016, to replace former judge James Davis, who retired in November 2015. She was confirmed by the Utah Senate on June 15, 2016.[1][2]
Gov. Spencer Cox (R) appointed Pohlman to the Utah Supreme Court on June 28, 2022.[3] She was confirmed by the Utah Senate on August 17, 2022.[4] In Utah, supreme court justices are chosen through a governor-controlled commission. To learn more about this appointment, click here.
Education
Pohlman received her J.D. from the University of Utah.[1]
Biography
After earning her law degree, Pohlman worked as a judicial clerk for Chief Judge David Winder, who served on the U.S. District Court of Utah. She then began working at Stoel Rives law firm, rising to the position of partner.[1]
Elections
2020
Utah Court of Appeals
Jill Pohlman was retained to the Utah Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 83.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
83.1
|
1,036,007 | ||
No |
16.9
|
210,290 | |||
Total Votes |
1,246,297 | ||||
|
|
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Appointments
2022
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) appointed Diana Hagen to the Utah Supreme Court on March 29, 2022. She assumed office on May 18, 2022. Hagen succeeded Justice Deno Himonas, who retired on March 1, 2022, to return to private practice.[5][6] Hagen was Gov. Cox's first nominee to the five-member supreme court.
At the time of the vacancy, midterm vacancies were filled via assisted appointment. The governor would appoint a replacement from a list of seven names recommended by a nominating commission. The nominee then must attain approval from the Utah State Senate. New appointees would serve for at least three years, after which they would be required to run in a yes-no retention election. If retained, supreme court justices serve subsequent terms of ten years.[7]
State supreme court judicial selection in Utah
- See also: Judicial selection in Utah
The five justices of the supreme court are selected through assisted appointment. The governor selects a nominee from a list of recommended candidates from a judicial nominating commission. The nominee then must attain approval from the Utah Senate.
New appointees serve for at least three years, after which they must run in a yes-no retention election. If retained, supreme court justices serve subsequent terms of ten years.[8]
Qualifications
To serve on the Utah Supreme Court, a judge must be:
- a citizen of the United States;
- a state resident for at least five years;
- admitted to practice law in the state;
- at least 30 years old; and
- no more than 75 years old.[8]
Chief justice
The chief justice of the supreme court is selected by peer vote. The chief justice of the supreme court serves in that capacity for four years.[8]
Vacancies
When a vacancy occurs on the court, the governor appoints a replacement from a list of seven names recommended by a nominating commission. The nominee then must attain approval from the Utah Senate. New appointees serve for at least three years, after which they must run in a yes-no retention election. If retained, supreme court justices serve subsequent terms of ten years.[8]
The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 KSL.com, "Governor announces 2 appointees to Utah Court of Appeals," accessed May 14, 2016
- ↑ The Senate Site, "June Confirmations"
- ↑ Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox, "Watch: Gov. Spencer J. Cox appoints Judge Jill M. Pohlman to Utah Supreme Court," June 28, 2022
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah Supreme Court has first-ever female majority as Utah Senate unanimously confirms Jill Pohlman," August 17, 2022
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas retires, plans return to private sector," accessed March 1, 2022
- ↑ 2KUTV, "Gov. Cox announces appointee to Utah Supreme Court," March 29, 2022
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection," accessed August 20, 2021
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection," accessed August 20, 2021
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| Current judges | Matthew Durrant, Diana Hagen, John A. Pearce, Paige Petersen, Jill Pohlman | ||
| Former judges | Christine Durham, Deno Himonas, Thomas Rex Lee, Ronald E. Nehring | ||
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