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The structure of the Utah judicial system is laid out in Article VIII of the state Constitution. The state court system is made up of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, District Courts, the Juvenile Courts and Justice Courts.


There are two federal courts in Utah: the District of Utah and the District of Utah Bankruptcy Court. Appeals are heard in the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

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Appellate

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Trial

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Utah counties


There are 29 counties in Utah. Each county is served by a District Court, a Justice Court and a Juvenile Court.

 

  To see a list of counties in Utah, please see - Utah counties



Elections

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Latest election results: Utah judicial elections, 2012

Utah judicial elections

Judicial selection in Utah is primarily done through the commission-selection, political appointment method. Candidates are chosen by a nominating commission and, from those candidates, the Governor makes the appointment. Appointees must then be confirmed by the Senate. For the Justice Courts, however, judges are elected by county commissions.

To stay in office, all judges must face retention elections at the end of their terms. These elections are held in even-numbered years.

Selection

Judicial selection in Utah

Utah Supreme Court Utah Court of Appeals Utah District Courts Utah Justice Courts
Method

Comm. select., Gov. appt. with Senate confirmation

Term - 10 years

Method

Comm. select., Gov. appt. with Senate confirmation

Term - 6 years

Method

Comm. select., Gov. appt. with Senate confirmation

Term - 4 years

Method

County commission/city official appointment

Term - 4 years


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Beehive State
Motto:   Industry
Population:   2.77 million
Area of state:   84,899 sq. mi.
Admitted to U.S.:   1896
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