NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE UTAH COUNTY JUSTICE COURT VACANCY

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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