Month: April 2025

Hyrum, Utah—The Hyrum Judicial Nominating Commission has selected four nominees for a justice court judge position that will serve Hyrum, Mendon, Paradise and Nibley, Utah. The final candidate will replace Judge Paul Larsen who will retire in June.

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

• Sean D. Brian, J.D., Attorney at Law, resident of Harrisville,
• Trevor L. Cook, J.D., Attorney at Law and Justice Court Judge in Rich County, resident of Nibley,
• Brody E. Flint, J.D., Attorney at Law, resident of Honeyville, and
• John Hulbert, J.D., Attorney at Law, resident of Hyrum.

A comment period will be held through April 26, 2025. Once application materials are provided to Stephanie Miller, the Hyrum City Mayor, she will have 30 days to make a final selection. Her selection must then be ratified by the Hyrum City Council. To submit written comments about any of the candidates, please email James Peters, Justice Court Administrator, at  jamesp@utcourts.gov.

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Ogden, Utah — The Second District Court Commissioner nominating committee submits the following names for public comment: Keith M. Backman, Jonathan L. Felt, and Brandon R. Richards.  Anyone wishing to make a comment regarding the following in relation to the potential appointment of the Domestic Relations Commissioner position may do so within the next ten (10) days by sending an email to glenp@utcourts.gov.

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Hyrum, Utah—The Hyrum Judicial Nominating Commission has scheduled a meeting on April 15, 2025 to review applications for a justice court judge position that will serve Hyrum, Utah. The position will replace Judge Paul Larsen who will retire in June. The Commission will begin the meeting at 9:00 a.m. in the Hyrum City Hall, which is located at 60 West Main Street in Hyrum, Utah.

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 9:30 a.m. to 9:45 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 must contact Jim Peters at (801) 578-3824 or jamesp@utcourts.gov to request an appointment.

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