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Posted: May 23, 2022
CJA09-0109. Presiding Judges. (AMEND). Simplifies the leadership structure of justice courts and addresses the compensation disparity related to presiding and associate presiding judges by eliminating the position of Education Director. The Associate Presiding Judge will assume education duties.
Posted: August 25, 2020
CJA09-0101. Board of justice court judges (AMEND)
CJA09-0109. CJA 9-109. Presiding judges (AMEND)
Amendments provide an alternative to conducting elections for leadership positions in the justice courts when the justice court conference is canceled.
Posted: August 6, 2018
CJA09-0109. Presiding judges. New. Amend. Establishes the procedure for election, term of office, role, responsibilities, and authority of presiding judges, associate presiding judges, and education directors for justice courts. This rule was effective April 1, 2018 pursuant to UCJA Rule 2-205. The final version effective June 25, 2018 adds “the media” to paragraph (3)(D)(i) in conformity with the paragraph (3)(D) title.
Posted: March 27, 2018
Utah Rules of Civil Procedure
URCP063. Disability or disqualification of a judge. Amend. Eliminates the option of the Judicial Council’s presiding officer serving as the reviewing or assigning judge on a motion to disqualify. Provides that assignment in justice court cases will be in accordance with new Utah Code of Judicial Administration Rule 9-109.
Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure
URCrP029. Disability and disqualification of a judge or change of venue. Amend. Eliminates the option of the Judicial Council’s presiding officer serving as the assigning judge on a motion to disqualify. Provides that assignment in justice court cases will be in accordance with new Utah Code of Judicial Administration Rule 9-109.
Utah Code of Judicial Administration
UCJA09-0109. Presiding judges. New. Establishes the procedure for election, term of office, role, responsibilities, and authority of presiding judges, associate presiding judges, and education directors for justice courts. Effective April 1, 2018 pursuant to UCJA Rule 2-205.
Supreme Court Order – rule 9-109