Utah State Bar News & Announcements

Salt Lake City, UT---The Third District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected five nominees for a vacancy in the Third District Juvenile Court. The position was created during the 2007 Legislative Session. The Third Judicial District is comprised of Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties.

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The following lists have all the cases that had previously assigned to Judge Lewis that were reassigned to other judges in Matheson on 4/28/07. The lists are in case number order (although please note that the cases filed 2000-forward are first, then the pre-2000 cases). The bulk of the active cases will be on the "pending" list which is substantially smaller than the "disposed" list. The disposed list will have everything including cases that may still be active but are post judgement (both civil and criminal). Any questions about the reassignments, please contact Peggy Gentles at peggyg@email.utcourts.gov. Questions about individual cases should be directed to the newly assigned judge's clerks. The Directory is at the following link: http://www.utcourts.gov/directory/courthouse.cgi?county=18

Pending: PDF | Excel
Disposed: PDF | Excel

Ogden, UT---Second District Court Presiding Judge Glen Dawson has appointed Catherine S. Conklin as a commissioner in the Second District Court effective April 26, 2007. Commissioner Conklin was selected based on a majority vote of the Second District Court judges. The Second Judicial District is comprised of Davis, Morgan, and Weber counties.

The Judicial Council invites comments to proposed amendments to the following court rules. The comment period expires June 26, 2007.

Summary of proposed amendments

Code of Judicial Administration
CJA 01-304. General authority and duties. Amend. Modify the authority of the Presiding judge. Proposed Effective Date: November 1, 2007.
CJA 02-106.04. Self improvement process. Amend. Modify the authority of the Presiding judge. Proposed Effective Date: November 1, 2007.
CJA 03-104. Presiding judges. Amend. Modify the authority of the Presiding judge. Proposed Effective Date: November 1, 2007.
CJA 03-301. Court administrators. Amend. Modify the authority of the Presiding judge. Proposed Effective Date: November 1, 2007.

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St. George, UT—Individuals who cannot afford to hire an attorney—commonly known as self-represented litigants—can now more easily access legal help thanks to efforts by the Utah State Courts, the Utah State Bar, and the Southern Utah Bar Association.

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