Utah
Justice
Former prosecutor
Utah Supreme Court By The Numbers:
- 5 total seats
- 0 current vacancies
- 2 prosecutors
- 0 public defenders
- 0 Justices have other indigent defense experience
- 0 civil rights lawyers
How Members of the Utah Supreme Court are Selected:
Appointment, Legislative Confirmation, Retention Election
Justices are nominated by a governor-appointed commission and must then be confirmed by the Utah State Senate to a three-year term. To remain on the court, justices face retention elections every ten years.
Selection method sources:
Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map