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Courts of Utah include: The Utah Supreme Court meets in the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse. State courts of Utah. Utah Supreme Court [1] Utah Court of Appeals [2] Utah District Courts (8 districts) [3] Utah Business and Chancery Court [4] Utah Juvenile Courts [5] Utah Justice Courts [6] Federal courts located in Utah. United States District Court ...
The new court will not become operational until October 1, 2024. [1] [2] [3] The Business and Chancery Court's creation was supported by the Utah State Bar. [4] Utah Code § 78A-1-101, addressing courts of record in the state, added the Business and Chancery Court as one of Utah's courts of justice and courts of record, effective July 1, 2024. [5]
The executive powers of government are vested in the Governor.The current governor is Spencer Cox, a Republican. Gary Herbert, the previous governor, assumed the governorship on August 11, 2009, following the resignation of Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., who was appointed United States Ambassador to China by President Barack Obama.
It also determines appeals from District Court involving domestic relations cases, including divorce, annulment, division of property (Utah is an "equitable distribution" state), child custody, child support, visitation, adoption and paternity, and some criminal matters (those that are not first degree felonies or capital cases).
When Utah became a state on January 4, 1896, its constitution took effect, and Utah's territorial supreme court was replaced by a new state supreme court. The constitution provided that the court would have three members, but that the Utah Legislature could expand its membership to five after 1905, an option it ultimately exercised. [4] [2]
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The Governor of Utah Gary Herbert appointed Petersen as a state judge in March 2015, serving on the Utah District Court for the Third Judicial District, which covers three counties: Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele. [5] In May 2017, Utah Supreme Court justice Christine Durham announced that she would retire in November 2017. [6]
In 2011 Judge Greenwood received a Lifetime Service award from the Utah State Bar. Judge Greenwood is currently a member of the Women Lawyers of Utah, the Utah chapter of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, the American Inns of Court, and the S.J. Quinney College of Law Board of Trustees. Judge Greenwood also served as vice chair of the ...