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Committee advances bill to add district judge chambered in Bonneville County
Summary
Senate Bill 1029 was recommended for passage after testimony that judges in the Seventh Judicial District travel frequently between courthouses and judges spend substantial time driving to cover cases.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to forward Senate Bill 1029, which would add a district judge chambered in Bonneville County, after hearing that judges in the large, geographically spread Seventh Judicial District are spending extensive time traveling between courthouses.
Representative Dustin Manwaring, sponsor for District 29, said the seventh is the state's largest judicial district geographically and that population…
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