Utah State Bar News & Announcements

The Utah State Bar Office of Professional Conduct seeks applications for the position of assistant counsel. The main function of this office is to investigate and prosecute allegations of attorney misconduct. Duties of the position is the investigation and prosecution of these attorney misconduct complaints in administrative proceedings and the district courts.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH
FRANK E. MOSS U.S. COURTHOUSE
350 SOUTH MAIN STREET
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84101

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
CLERK OF COURT
04-UTD-06

POSITION OVERVIEW:
The U.S. District Court seeks applications from qualified candidates for the position of Clerk of Court (Clerk). This is a high-level position responsible for managing and administering a federal trial court whose jurisdiction covers the State of Utah. The Clerk is appointed by the judges of the court and serves under the direction of the Chief Judge. The Clerk is responsible for directing the activities of the office of the clerk, currently authorized at 45 professional and clerical positions, and for overseeing performance of the statutory duties of the office. Included among these responsibilities are policy development, implementation, and monitoring; long-range planning; budgeting; financial management; information technology; human resource management; property procurement and management; space and facilities; and public relations.

* Fall Forum - November 3, 2006
* CLE Program - Clarence Darrow - November 9th, 2006
* Casemaker Updates!
* Positions Open: Office of Professional Conduct - U.S. District Clerk of Court for Utah
* Historical Utah Legal Content Now Available
* DHL Express Member Benefit Upgrade

Fall Forum – November 3, 2006
Mark the Date! This year's Fall Forum, set for November 3, 2006 at the Little America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City, promises to be the value-packed day-long CLE event of the year. From awesome keynote speakers, to practical breakout sessions, the content of the Fall Forum has something for every type of practice. The program provides 7 hours of CLE or NLCLE credit, including 3 in ethics. For program information go to: www.utahbar.org/cle/fallforum/Welcome.html. To register go to: www.utahbar.org/cle/fallforum/registration.html. Don't miss this excellent CLE opportunity!

Illinois has recently instituted a Minimum CLE requirement. Lawyers licensed in Illinois can find out more about the rules and regulations for these new requirements at: http://www.mcleboard.org/. Groups looking to provide accredited CLE programming for Illinois lawyers can also find out about the new approval process at that site.

Salt Lake City, UT---The Third District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected three nominees for a vacancy in the Third District Court. The position will replace Third District Court Judge Dennis Fuchs, who announced his retirement effective Dec. 31, 2006. The Third Judicial District is comprised of Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties.

Announcement of
JUDICIAL VACANCY
REOPENED October 23, 2006

The recruitment period for this position is being extended to November 24, 2006 As we did not receive the number of applicants required by statute.

Announcing:
That applications are now being accepted for the position of district court judge in the Seventh Judicial District. (Counties includes Carbon, Emery, Grand, & San Juan).

This position results from the recent announcement of the retirement of Judge Bruce Halliday.