SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY JUSTICE COURT VACANCY ANNOUNCED

South Salt Lake, UT — Applications are being accepted for a Justice Court judge position in South Salt Lake City. The position will replace Judge Catherine M. Johnson who will retire effective Jan. 1, 2017.

To be considered for a Justice Court judgeship in Salt Lake County, candidates must be at least 25 years of age, a citizen of the United States, a Utah resident for at least three years, and have a degree from a law school that would make one eligible to apply for admission to a bar in any state in the United States. In addition, candidates must be a resident of the county in which the court is located—or an adjacent county—for at least six months.

Information on judicial retention and performance evaluation is posted on the Utah State Courts’ website at legacy.utcourts.gov under employment opportunities. An application for judicial office form must be completed and is available on the courts’ website. Please note that the application has been updated since June 2016. The annual salary range for the position is $100,000 to $115,000 DOE with benefits. For additional information, contact Chief of Staff Charee Peck at cpeck@southsaltlakecity.com.

The deadline for applications is Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at 5 p.m. and should be sent to the attention of Melisse Stiglich, Administrative Office of the Courts, P.O. Box 140241, Salt Lake City, UT, 84114-0241, or faxed to (801) 238-7828. For an application or more information, email melisses@utcourts.gov.

Utah law requires the Judicial Nominating Commission to submit three to five nominees to the Mayor of South Salt Lake Cherie Wood within 45 days of its first meeting. Mayor Wood then has 30 days in which to make a selection. The selection must then be certified by the Utah Judicial Council.
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