Provo, UT---The Fourth District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected five nominees for a vacancy in the Fourth District Court. The position will replace Judge Anthony Schofield who will be leaving the court to return to private practice on April 30, 2007. The Fourth Judicial District is comprised of Juab, Millard, Utah, and Wasatch counties.
The nominees are as follows: M. James Brady, Mapleton, Bradford and Brady; Lorie D. Fowlke, Provo, Scribner & McCandless; Thomas L. Low, Heber, Wasatch County Attorney; Darold McDade, Pleasant Grove, Assistant Attorney General; Leslie Slaugh, Orem, Howard, Lewis and Peterson.
A 10-day public comment period will be held before the names are submitted to Gov. Jon M. Huntsman Jr. Fourth District Nominating Commission Chair Kevin Worthen is accepting written comments regarding the nominees at Administrative Office of the Courts, P.O. Box 140241, Salt Lake City, UT, 84114-0241. The deadline for written comments is 5 p.m. on April 5, 2007.
The commission may request further interviews or an investigation of the nominees after reviewing public comments. After the public comment period, the names will be sent to the governor who has 30 days to select a candidate. The Governor's nominee is then forwarded to the Senate Confirmation Committee, which reviews the nominee's qualifications and conducts a public hearing and interview session. The Senate Confirmation Committee will forward the final nominee to the Utah State Senate, which has 60 days from the Governor's nomination to confirm the nominee.