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House advances bill to add judicial evaluations to voter pamphlet
Summary
Substitute Senate Bill 176 would require the state voter information pamphlet to explain judicial selection/retention, list judges standing for retention and indicate which judges meet Judicial Council evaluation criteria; sponsor said the bill aims to give voters more information without including Judicial Conduct Commission records.
The Utah House debated and advanced substitute Senate Bill 176 on Feb. 25, a measure that would require the statewide voter information pamphlet to include information about the judicial selection and retention process, list the names of judges standing for retention, and indicate which judges have met evaluation criteria established by the Judicial Council.
Representative Gachau, speaking for the bill on the floor, said the…
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