75E-2-209. Judicial selection -- Rulemaking.

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Effective 7/1/2026

The department shall:

(1)enact rules establishing procedures for the meetings of a judicial nominating commission created under Section 78A-10a-302 , 78A-10a-402 , or 78A-10a-502 in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act ; and

(2)ensure that the rules described in Subsection

(1):

(a)comply with the requirements of Title 78A, Chapter 10a, Judicial Selection;

(b)include standards that:

(i)maintain the confidentiality of applications for a judicial vacancy and related documents;

(ii)address destroying the records of the names of applicants, applications, and related documents upon the completion of the judicial nomination process; and

(iii)govern a judicial nominating commission member's disqualification and inability to serve;

(c)allow for public comment concerning the judicial nomination process, qualifications for judicial office, and individual applicants;

(d)include evaluation criteria for the selection of judicial nominees; and

(e)address procedures for:

(i)taking summary minutes at a judicial nominating commission meeting;

(ii)simultaneously forwarding the names of nominees to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel as described in Subsection 78A-10a-203(5) ; and

(iii)requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to immediately inform the governor when a judge is removed, resigns, or retires.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291 , 2026 General Session