Renumbered 7/1/2026

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Effective 5/6/2026

Renumbered 7/1/2026

78A-12-103. Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission -- Creation -- Membership.

(1)There is created an independent commission called the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission consisting of 13 members, as follows:

(a)two members appointed by the president of the Senate, only one of whom may be a member of the Utah State Bar;

(b)two members appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, only one of whom may be a member of the Utah State Bar;

(c)four members appointed by the members of the Supreme Court, at least one of whom, but not more than two of whom, may be a member of the Utah State Bar;

(d)four members appointed by the governor, at least one of whom, but not more than two of whom, may be a member of the Utah State Bar; and

(e)the executive director of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.

(a)The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives shall confer when appointing members under Subsections (1)(a) and

(b)to ensure that there is at least one member from among their four appointees who is a member of the Utah State Bar.

(b)A sitting legislator or a sitting judge may not serve as a commission member.

(a)A member appointed under Subsection

(1)shall be appointed for a four-year term.

(b)A member may serve no more than three consecutive terms.

(4)At the time of appointment, the terms of commission members shall be staggered so that approximately half of commission members' terms expire every two years.

(5)When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term by the same appointing authority that appointed the member creating the vacancy.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 279 , 2026 General Session