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Utah chief justice highlights caseload, technology and problem-solving courts in State of the Judiciary
Summary
Chief Justice Durham told the House that Utah courts handled 833,719 new cases last year (about 3,350 business-day filings daily), underscored expanded use of e-filing and problem-solving courts, and urged collaborative responses for child welfare and treatment-focused sentencing.
Chief Justice Durham delivered the State of the Judiciary to the House, introducing three associate justices and the State Courts administrator Dan Becker and outlining administrative and adjudicative priorities for Utah's courts.
"Last year, 833,719 cases, new cases, were filed in Utah's courts," Durham said, adding that the volume equates to roughly "3,350 new cases every business day." He told the House the judiciary is working to "skate to where the puck is going to be," adopting technologies such as electronic filing,…
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