Judicial Nomination Amendments

Summary

HB 424 rewrites how Utah judges are chosen. It lets the governor ask a judicial nominating commission for a list of candidates, but also allows the governor to pick any qualified person even if that person is not on the list, and it removes the chief justice’s authority to fill a vacancy when the governor does not act. The measure adds reporting requirements to the Senate and sets confidentiality, record‑destruction, and public‑comment rules for the commission.

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