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Committee approves bill to add district judge in Bonneville County amid concerns about growth and travel time
Summary
Senate Bill 1029, presented by the Administrative Office of the Courts, would add a district judge in Bonneville County (Seventh Judicial District) to reduce travel burdens and address caseloads; the committee voted to send the bill to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation, though one senator announced opposition.
Jason Spellman, legal counsel for the Administrative Office of the Courts, presented Senate Bill 1029 to create a new district judge position in the Seventh Judicial District, to be chambered in Bonneville County.
Spellman described the Seventh District as covering 10 counties with six district judges and said the district has seen a 22% population increase over the past decade. He told the committee that…
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