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Before statehood, Utah was known as the State of Deseret. This territory provided for a three member Supreme Court. In 1850, Utah was admitted to the Union. Section 9 of the legislative act, the Organic Act, that created the state stated, "the judicial power of said territory shall be vested in a Supreme Court, District Court, and Justices of the Peace." According to the Organic Act, the Supreme Court of Utah was to act as an appellate court. Upon changing into a state Supreme Court, the jurisdiction changed. The original jurisdiction covered writs of mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, quo warranto, and habeas corpus. In all other cases, the court had appellate jurisdiction; it was not a trial court.[1]

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New bills increase Governor's influence over the judiciary

Utah: Two bills before the Utah Senate will give the governor more power over the state judiciary. Senate Bill 108, which was approved by the "Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee" on January 29, 2010, would give the governor the power to appoint the staff for judicial nominating commissions. Senate Bill 109 would allow the governor to appoint a chief justice out of the five Utah Supreme Court justices--a job which is currently reserved for the justices themselves.[1]

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