Utah State Bar News & Announcements

The Supreme Court and the Judicial Council invite comments to proposed amendments to the following court rules. The comment period expires August 23, 2007.

Summary of proposed amendments

Rules Governing the Utah State Bar
USB 14-0533 Diversion. New. Establishes a procedure for diversion of complaints.
Code of Judicial Administration
CJA 04-0403. Signature stamp use. Amend. Permits a judge's signature stamp to be used on orders prepared by the court.
CJA 04-0405. Juror and witness fees and expenses. Amend. Authorizes alternative process to certify attendance of a juror or witness.
CJA 04-0409. Council approval of Problem Solving Courts. New. Establishes Council enforcement of minimum requirements and reporting for drug courts and other problem solving courts.

* 2007 Annual Convention – July 18-21 in Sun Valley, Idaho
* Licensing Reminder - Late fee after July 31
* July 2007 Bar Exam – Held at South Towne Expo Center
* Online CLE – Alan Dershowitz July 18, 2007
* Law Practice Management Tip – Digital Dictation Devices
* Supreme Court Seeks Attorneys to Serve on Advisory Rule Committees

Salt Lake City, UT---Judge Robert Hilder has been named presiding judge for the Third District Court effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009. Judge Hilder replaces Judge Sandra Peuler. Judge Paul Maughan has been named associate presiding judge in the district court.

Under its expedited rulemaking authority, the Supreme Court has approved amendments to the following Utah court rules. The amendments are effective when indicated but subject to further change after the comment period. The comment deadline is August 30, 2007.

Logan, UT---The First District Judicial Nominating Commission has scheduled a meeting for August 7 to nominate a candidate to fill a District Court vacancy, which will result when Judge Gordon Low retires Sept. 1, 2007. The commission will meet at the Logan Courthouse, 135 North 100 West.

The Utah Judicial Council seeks an attorney with experience in the juvenile court in dependency, abuse and neglect cases to participate in the Judicial Council’s Standing Committee on Children and Family Law. This committee was created by the Judicial Council in 1999 to review problems in the administration of justice in family law, such as programmatic and geographic voids in services, procedural reforms, and the unmet legal needs of children and families; to develop and recommend solutions to those problems, excluding structural reorganization of the courts; to supervise and assist in implementing solutions; to provide a forum for debate on political and policy issues facing public and private institutions in their effort to deliver services to children and families; to develop and recommend a model and role for community based councils on children and family law and a model for their relationship to the standing committee; and to supervise and assist in establishing community based councils. The committee is governed by Rules 1-205 and 4-908 of the Code of Judicial Administration. The committee typically meets quarterly on Friday afternoons in Salt Lake City. The members are appointed by the Judicial Council for three-year terms.

Ogden, UT---The Second District Judicial Nominating Commission has scheduled a meeting for August 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to nominate a candidate to fill a District Court vacancy, which will result when Judge Darwin C. Hansen retires effective December 2007. The commission will meet at the Farmington District Courthouse, 800 West State Street.