Posted: April 10, 2020
Rules of Appellate Procedure – Effective April 2, 2020
URAP002. Suspension of rules.
URAP003. Appeal as of right: how taken.
URAP004. Appeal as of right: when taken.
URAP009. Docketing statement.
URAP011. The record on appeal.
URAP012. Transmission of the record.
URAP014. Review of administrative orders: how obtained; intervention.
URAP020. Habeas corpus proceedings.
URAP021. Filing and service.
URAP022. Computation and enlargement of time.
URAP024. Principal and reply briefs.
URAP027. Form of briefs.
URAP029. Oral arguments.
URAP031. Expedited appeals decided after oral argument without written opinion.
URAP033. Damages for delay or frivolous appeal; recovery of attorney’s fees.
URAP037. Suggestion of mootness; voluntary dismissal.
URAP038B. Qualifications for appointed appellate counsel.
URAP040. Attorney’s or party’s signature; representations to the courts; sanctions and discipline.
URAP041. Certification of questions by law of United States courts.
URAP042. Transfer of case from Supreme Court to Court of Appeals.
URAP043. Certification by the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Order – Amending Advisory Committee Notes to rules 2, 3, 9, 21, 22, 24, 27, 38B, 40, 41, 42, and 43
Supreme Court Order – Removing Advisory Committee Notes to rules 4, 11, 12, 14, 20, 29, 31, 33, 37, and 41
Posted: April 10, 2020
Code of Judicial Conduct – Effective May 1, 2020
CJC02.11. Disqualification. Amended. The amendments clarify that a judge is disqualified from a case in which a lawyer in the proceeding supervises or is supervised by a judge’s family member, but the disqualification requirement is eliminated if the employing entity removes the family member from the lawyer’s line of supervision.
Posted: April 6, 2020
Code of Judicial Administration – Expedited Adoption of CJA 1-205 – Effective March 13, 2020
CJA01-0205. Standing and ad hoc committees. Amended. Changes the composition of the Utah Judicial Council’s Standing Committee on Children and Family Law based, in part, on amendments to Utah law. Removes a legislative position, updates the mediator position, and adds a mental health professional.
Posted: March 16, 2020
Rules of Criminal Procedure – Effective May 1, 2020
URCrP004. Prosecution by information. Amended. The approved amendments moves the requirements for reviewing probable cause to rule 6.
URCrP006. Warrant of arrest or summons. Amended. The approved amendments will require the court to review an information for probable cause prior to issuing a warrant. Review is not required at the time of issuing a summons.
URCrP038. Appeals from justice court to district court. Amended. The approved amendments will result in the justice court no longer being required to send the entire file to the district court on appeal. Only certain documents will be sent.
Posted: February 27, 2020
Rules of Appellate Procedure – Effective February 19, 2020
URAP005. Discretionary appeals from interlocutory orders. Amended. The amendments to Rules 5 and 10 incorporate substantial changes meant to streamline and modernize the appellate process. For example, the proposed addition of subsection (j) in Rule 5 defines the record on appeal and permits a party to submit an appendix to be filed separately with the party’s principal brief. The proposed amendments authorize citations to the record, to an appendix, or both.
URAP010. Procedures for summary disposition or simplified appeal process. Amended. The amendments to Rule 10 allow specific classes of appeals to be designated for expedited review. The proposed amendments also narrow the grounds for parties to seek summary disposition by limiting such motions to jurisdictional objections. The Court retains its right to summarily dismiss, affirm, or reverse a case on its own initiative.
URAP021. Filing and Service. Amended. The amendments to Rules 21 and 26 incorporate Utah Supreme Court Standing Order 11 (Regarding filing documents by email). Rule 21 amendments would allow parties to file and serve papers by email, with different requirements for briefs and papers other than briefs. Paragraph (f) directs the parties on electronic signatures. The amendments in proposed paragraph (b) incorporate the Standing Order’s timing for paying fees.
URAP026. Filing and Service of Briefs. Amended. The amendments to Rule 26 address email service and number of paper copies required in the appellate courts.
Posted: February 4, 2020
Code of Judicial Administration – Effective February 4, 2020
CJA11-0102. Advisory Committee Procedures. AMENDED. Amendments provide that Utah Supreme Court advisory committees shall adopt expedited procedures for recommending rules to the Court when time is of the essence, such as when immediate rule changes may be required due to changes or proposed changes in the law.
Posted: January 30, 2020
Rules Governing the Utah State Bar in the Supreme Court Rules of Professional Practice – Effective January 29, 2020
USB14-0721. Admission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Recipients. New Rule. This new rule will allow certain Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to be eligible for admission to the Utah Bar.
Posted: January 29, 2020
Code of Judicial Administration – Effective January 27, 2020
CJA04-0410. Courthouse closure. NEW. Outlines procedure for closure of a courthouse, including responsibilities of presiding judges and court management.
Posted: January 28, 2020
Code of Judicial Conduct – Effective January 22, 2020
CJC03.7. Participation in Educational, Religious, Charitable, Fraternal, or Civic Organizations and Activities. Amended. Amends the Code of Judicial Conduct to permit judges to directly engage in fundraising for court projects, as long as the potential donors do not regularly appear in the court the judge serves.
Posted: December 27, 2019
Rules of Civil Procedure – Effective December 18, 2019, pursuant to Rule 11-105(5) of the Utah Code of Judicial Administration
URCP086. Licensed paralegal practitioners. AMEND. The approved amendments remove the requirement to serve papers on both the party and the licensed paralegal practitioner, and instead require a licensed paralegal practitioner who has entered a general appearance to inform their client of any papers filed, regardless of whether the paper falls within the scope of the licensed paralegal practitioner’s representation.