Utah Fourth Judicial District: Difference between revisions
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* [[Derek Pullan]] | * [[Derek Pullan]] | ||
* [[James R. Taylor]]<ref name=districtlist/> | * [[James R. Taylor]]<ref name=districtlist/> | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 1 July 2022
The Utah Fourth Judicial District is one of eight judicial districts in Utah. It serves Juab, Millard, Utah, and Wasatch counties.[1]
Judges
District court judges
Juab County
Millard County
Utah County
Wasatch County
- Jennifer Brown, Presiding Judge[2]
Juvenile court judges
Utah County
Former judges
See also
External links
- Utah Courts.gov, "Utah State Court Directory - Fourth District"
- Utah Courts.gov, "Utah Judicial District Locator Map"
Elections
- See also: Utah judicial elections
Utah is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Utah, click here.
- Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2026
- Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2025
- Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Utah judicial elections, 2014
- Utah judicial elections, 2012
- Utah judicial elections, 2010
Selection method
- See also: Assisted appointment
The 70 judges of the district courts are selected in an identical manner. When a vacancy occurs on the court, the governor appoints a replacement from a list of five names recommended by a nominating commission. The nominee then must attain approval from the Utah State Senate.[4][5]
New appointees serve for at least three years, after which they must run in a yes-no retention election. If retained, judges serve subsequent terms of six years.[4]
The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on the Utah District Courts, a judge must be:[4]
- a resident of the United States;
- a state resident for at least three years;
- admitted to practice law in the state;
- at least 25 years old; and
- no more than 75 years old.*
*Sitting judges who turn 75 while in office may continue serving until the end of their term, but they are not eligible to run for retention.[6]
Election rules
Retention election
In retention elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the justice in office for another term. If the candidate receives more yes votes than no votes, he or she is successfully retained. If not, the candidate is not retained, and there will be a vacancy in that court effective the first Monday in January following the general election.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlist - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Utah Courts, "Utah State Court Directory - Fourth District," accessed June 22, 2017
- ↑ Utah Courts, "Utah State Court Directory - Fourth District," accessed June 22, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Utah," archived October 6, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Utah; Judicial Nominating Commissions," archived January 13, 2014
- ↑ Utah State Legislature, "Judges' mandatory retirement age," 2002
- ↑ Utah Legislature, "Title 20A Chapter 12 Section 201," accessed April 23, 2014
