NOMINEE NAMED TO FILL DAVIS COUNTY JUSTICE COURT VACANCY

Farmington, UT— The Davis County Nominating Commission has announced the appointment of the John Carl Ynchausti to fill the Davis County Justice Court vacancy. The position will replace Judge Jerald L. Jensen, who resigned on October 30, 2015.

Ynchausti has served as a prosecutor for almost 20 years, and is currently the Bountiful Assistant City Attorney and Prosecutor. Ynchausti received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a minor in Italian from the University of Utah and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho. Ynchausti has worked as a law clerk for Judge James J. May in Sun Valley, Idaho, and has worked as a civil practitioner in the fields of adoption, employment law, family law and general litigation. Ynchausti has served on several Utah State Bar committees, has been a mediator for the Utah Industrial Commission’s Anti-Discrimination Division, and is a member of the Rex E. Lee American Inn of Court. For almost 25 years he has been appointed by the Second District Court to represent patients in the civil commitment process and also serves as an Instructor on the topic of civil commitment for the Davis County Crisis Intervention Team program.

Ynchausti’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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