NOMINEE NAMED TO FILL OGDEN CITY JUSTICE COURT VACANCY

Ogden, UT— The Weber County Nominating Commission has announced the appointment of Michael Sam Junk to fill the Ogden City Justice Court vacancy. The position will replace Judge Andrea W. Lockwood who will retire effective March 1, 2017.

Michael S. Junk graduated from Weber State University in 1984 with a Bachelors of Science degree majoring in Economics. Junk then earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Utah in 1987. After law school he worked for the Ogden, law firm of Campbell & Neeley. In 1989 he was hired by Ogden City as a prosecutor where he has worked for over 27 years. Junk has also prosecuted in Harrisville City and Riverdale City, and teaches at Weber State University as an adjunct professor in the Business Administration department.

Junk’s appointment to the bench is subject to completion of the court’s new judge orientation and certification by the Utah Judicial Council.

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