NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THIRD DISTRICT COURT VACANCY
Salt Lake City, UT--The 3rd District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected five nominees for a vacancy on the 3rd District Court bench. The position replaces Judge Sheila McCleve who retired July 1, 2009. The 3rd Judicial District is comprised of Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties.
The nominees are as follows: Katherine Bernards-Goodman, of Sandy, assistant division chief, Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office; Evelyn “Eve” J. Furse, of Peoa, senior city attorney, Salt Lake City Corporation; Steven K. Gordon, of Park City, attorney, Durham, Jones & Pinegar; Keith A. Kelly, of Salt Lake City, shareholder and director, Ray, Quinney & Nebeker; and Andrew H. Stone, of Salt Lake City, shareholder, Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough.
A 10-day public comment period will be held before the names are submitted to the Governor. Third District Nominating Commission Chair Trina Higgins is accepting written comments regarding the nominees at the 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 October 26, 2009.
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.