Month: October 2023

Provo, Utah—The Provo Judicial Nominating Commission has scheduled a meeting on October 31, 2023 to review applications for a justice court judge position that will serve Provo, Utah. The  position will replace Judge Rick Romney who will retire in December. The meeting will be held at Provo City Hall located at 445 West Center Street in Provo, Utah 84601.

The early portion of the meeting is scheduled for public comment about issues facing the Utah judiciary and improvements to the system. Public comments will be accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Following the public comment period, the meeting will be closed to allow commission members to review applications for the vacancy.

Individuals interested in submitting oral or written commentary to the commission during the public comment portion of the meeting should contact Jim Peters at (801) 578-3824 or  jamesp@utcourts.gov to request an appointment.

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Utah County, Utah—The Utah County Nominating Commission has selected four nominees for a justice court judge position that will serve Utah County, Utah. The final candidate will replace Judge Stevan Ridge who retired last year.

Following is an alphabetical listing of the nominees followed by place of employment and residence:

• Randy Birch, J.D., Justice Court Judge for Heber and Pleasant Grove, resident of  Heber,
• Shaynie R. Hunter, J.D., Attorney at Law, resident of Elk Ridge,
• John H. Jacobs, J.D., Attorney at Law, resident of Alpine, and
• Richard T. Kennerley, J.D., Attorney at Law, resident of Orem.

A comment period will be held through November 2, 2023. Once application materials are provided to the Utah County Commission, it will have 30 days to make a final selection. Their selection must then be ratified by the Utah Judicial Council. To submit written comments about any of the nominees, please email James Peters, Justice Court Administrator, at jamesp@utcourts.gov.

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Utah County, Utah—The Utah County Judicial Nominating Commission has scheduled a meeting on October 5, 2023 to review applications for a justice court judge position that will serve Utah County. The position will replace Judge Stevan Ridge who retired last year. The Commission will begin the meeting at 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the law offices located at 120 East 300 North in Provo, Utah 84606.

The early portion of the meeting is scheduled for public comment about issues facing the Utah  judiciary and improvements to the system. Public comments will be accepted from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Following the public comment period, the meeting will be closed to allow commission members to review applications for the vacancy.

Individuals interested in submitting oral or written commentary to the commission during the public comment portion of the meeting should contact Jim Peters at (801) 578-3824 or  jamesp@utcourts.gov to request an appointment.

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