Utah State Bar News & Announcements

The Salt Lake County Bar Association presents:

Election 2007

A DEBATE BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY MAYORAL CANDIDATES RALPH BECKER AND DAVE BUHLER

Moderated by Chris Vanocur
1 hour CLE CREDIT

* Fall Forum
* 6th Annual YLD Bar Sharks for Justice Pool Tournament
* NEW Diversion Rule
* CLE Calendar for the Final Quarter of 2007
* Mark the Date: December 14, 2007 - Annual Food & Clothing Drive
* The Complete Lawyer: What Can Law Schools Do Better?

Salt Lake City, Utah—The Utah Court of Appeals is heading north to Ogden for a special session of the court on Oct. 17 at 9:30 a.m. The court will hear oral arguments at the Second District Courthouse, 2525 Grant Street, in courtroom 2A. The last time the Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Ogden was Oct. 9, 2002.

The Supreme Court invites comments to proposed amendments to the following court rules. The comment period expires November 21, 2007.

Summary of proposed amendments

Rules of Appellate Procedure
URAP 19. Extraordinary writs. Amend. The amendment eliminates the requirement of a separate memorandum in support of a response to a petition for extraordinary relief. Supporting authority can be included in the response document.
URAP 24. Briefs. Amend. In cases in which a party submits supplemental authority after briefing, the amendment allows the a party up to 350 words to explain why the supplemental authority is being submitted, and allows the other party 350 words to respond.
URAP 50. Brief in opposition; reply brief; brief of amicus curiae. Amend. The amendment eliminates the requirement that all parties consent to an amicus brief in certiorari cases. The parties may voice support for or opposition to amicus participation.
URAP 51. Disposition of petition for writ of certiorari. Amend. The amendment clarifies what must be included in briefs on a writ of certiorari, eliminating the requirement that the brief show that the issues were preserved in the trial court, and instead requiring that the brief was fairly included in the petition for a writ of certiorari.

DIALOGUE ON DEMOCRACY EVENT TO FEATURE LEE HAMILTON

Educators, youth and community leaders gather to celebrate and strengthen the civic mission of schools

Salt Lake City, UT—The Utah Coalition for Civic, Character and Service Learning is hosting the Fourth Annual Dialogue on Democracy dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The featured keynote speaker is Lee Hamilton who is the president and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., and served as co-chairman for the Iraq Study Group and vice-chairman of the 9/11 Commission. The Dialogue also features sessions earlier in the day for teachers and for high school and university students.

The Supreme Court invites comments to proposed amendments to the following court rules. The comment period expires December 17, 2007.

Summary of proposed amendments

USB 14-0404. Active status lawyers: MCLE, NLCLE and admission on motion requirements. Amend. Requires at last one hour of MCLE in professionalism and civility.

WHAT: The Utah Supreme Court periodically holds court sessions in other locations to provide an opportunity to enhance public understanding of the court’s work and to provide law students with an opportunity to see the Supreme Court in session.

Cases to be heard are as follows:

Powell v. Cannon, Case No. 20060776-SC at 10:00 a.m.; Beller v. Rolfe, Case No. 20060641-SC at 11:00 a.m.

WHEN: Monday, November 5, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. to approx. 12:00 p.m.

WHERE: J. Reuben Clark School of Law, Moot Courtroom, Brigham Young University.

Visitor parking is available south of the law school or across the street by the Museum of Art.

WHO: Utah Supreme Court Justices: Chief Justice Christine M. Durham, Associate Chief Justice Michael J. Wilkins, Justice Matthew B. Durrant, Justice Jill N. Parrish, and Justice Ronald E. Nehring.