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Utah chief justice urges outcome‑focused courts, highlights drug courts and racial‑fairness task force
Summary
In a State of the Judiciary address to the Utah House, the chief justice highlighted a shift toward problem‑solving courts (notably drug courts), cited striking recidivism figures, and said a Judicial Council task force will issue racial and ethnic fairness recommendations this spring.
Chief Justice (Utah State Supreme Court) delivered the State of the Judiciary to the Utah House, telling legislators the courts are moving from a narrow process focus to an outcome orientation that, in his view, can "reinvgorate the confidence of the public in their judiciary." He opened by recognizing other Supreme Court members, Judge Russell Bench of the Court of Appeals and state court administrator Dan Becker, and noted the court is in transition as two justices depart.
The chief justice urged lawmakers to support programs that pair legal process with problem‑solving interventions. "Less than 1 out of 10 graduates from Utah…
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