Section 204 – Judicial performance survey.
Effective 5/9/2017 78A-12-204. Judicial performance survey. (1) A third party under contract to the commission shall conduct, on an ongoing basis during the judge’s term in office, the judicial performance survey required by Section 78A-12-203 concerning a judge who is subject to a retention election. (2) (a) The judicial performance survey shall include as respondents […]
Section 205 – Certification standards.
Effective 2/11/2022 78A-12-205. Certification standards. (1) The commission shall establish certification standards requiring that: (a) the judge have no more than one public sanction issued by the Utah Supreme Court during the judge’s current term; and (b) the judge receive a minimum score on the judicial performance survey as follows: (i) an average score of […]
Section 206 – Publication of the judicial performance evaluation — Response by judge.
Effective 2/11/2022 78A-12-206. Publication of the judicial performance evaluation — Response by judge. (1) (a) The commission shall compile a retention report of the commission’s judicial performance evaluation of a judge. (b) The report of a judicial performance evaluation nearest the judge’s next scheduled retention election shall be provided to the judge at least 45 […]
Section 207 – Evaluation of justice court judges.
Effective 5/9/2017 78A-12-207. Evaluation of justice court judges. (1) The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission shall: (a) conduct a performance evaluation for each justice court judge in the third and fifth year of the justice court judge’s term; (b) classify each justice court judge into one of the following three categories: (i) full evaluation; (ii) midlevel […]
Section 113 – Subpoena power of the commission — Testimony — Contempt.
78A-11-113. Subpoena power of the commission — Testimony — Contempt. (1) The commission may issue subpoenas in aid of an investigation of a complaint filed with the commission. The subpoena shall have the same authority as an order of the district court. Commission subpoenas shall be issued in the manner and form prescribed for subpoenas […]
Section 201 – Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission — Creation — Membership.
Effective 2/11/2022 78A-12-201. Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission — Creation — Membership. (1) There is created an independent commission called the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission consisting of 13 members, as follows: (a) two members appointed by the president of the Senate, only one of whom may be a member of the Utah State Bar; (b) two […]
Section 202 – Salary and expenses — Staff.
78A-12-202. Salary and expenses — Staff. (1) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member’s service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with: (a) Section 63A-3-106; (b) Section 63A-3-107; and (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107. (2) The commission shall […]
Section 203 – Judicial performance evaluations.
Effective 2/11/2022 78A-12-203. Judicial performance evaluations. (1) Beginning with the 2012 judicial retention elections, the commission shall prepare a performance evaluation for: (a) each judge in the third and fifth year of the judge’s term if the judge is not a justice of the Supreme Court; and (b) each justice of the Utah Supreme Court […]
Section 103 – Judicial Conduct Commission — Members — Terms — Vacancies — Voting — Power of chair.
Effective 1/1/2021 78A-11-103. Judicial Conduct Commission — Members — Terms — Vacancies — Voting — Power of chair. (1) The membership of the commission consists of the following 11 members: (a) two members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives for a four-year term, not more […]
Section 104 – Expenses — Per diem and travel.
Effective 5/13/2014 78A-11-104. Expenses — Per diem and travel. (1) A member who is not a legislator may not receive compensation or benefits for the member’s service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses as allowed in: (a) Section 63A-3-106; (b) Section 63A-3-107; and (c) rules made by the Division of Finance according to […]