Utah State Bar News & Announcements

* Annual Convention Next Week – July 12-15!
* 2006/2007 Licensing Forms Due
* US Labor Department Compliance Assistance Site
* Tenth Circuit Bench & Bar Conference September 7-9, 2006!
* Member Benefit Highlight - Card Services International

A special Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee has now largely revised and issued these civil jury instructions. These mostly replace what LexisNexis has been selling. They are not 100% complete yet (and that will take several more years) but they are free and now available on the court’s website – www.utcourts.gov/resources/muji.

Provo, UT---The Fourth District Judicial Nominating Commission has scheduled a meeting on July 27 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the library at the Provo's Juvenile Courthouse, 2021 South State. The purpose of the meeting is to nominate candidates for a Fourth District Juvenile Court judge to replace Judge Leslie Brown who announced his retirement effective Dec. 31, 2006.

Salt Lake City, UT---The Third District Judicial Nominating Commission has scheduled a meeting on July 31 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Room at the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse, 450 South State. The purpose of the meeting is to nominate candidates for two Third District Court judges to replace Judge Timothy R. Hansen and Judge J. Dennis Frederick who announced their retirements effective Dec. 31, 2006.

The Voter Information Pamphlet is now available on the state courts' website. Following is a link to the website's front page; scroll down to the bottom of the page to access the link to the pamphlet.
http://www.utcourts.gov/

* 2006/2007 Licensing Deadline – July 31, 2006
* Inactive Full-Service Members Now Receive Casemaker
* Solo / Small Firm Section Meeting - August 15th
* Model Utah Jury Instructions Available Online
* Professional and Peer Counseling Services
* Member Benefit Highlight – The Insurance Exchange