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Utah chief justice tells Legislature courts are efficient, moving toward paperless filings and expanding access
Summary
Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant told the Utah House on Jan. 28, 2013, that the judiciary improved efficiency despite budget cuts, is near statewide paperless civil filings, and is expanding self-help services; he urged support for additional judges in the Eighth Judicial District.
Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant addressed the Utah House on Jan. 28, 2013, delivering an overview of the state judiciary's performance, technology modernization and access initiatives.
Durrant said Utah's nonpartisan judicial selection and retention system helps produce high-quality judges and that, despite a roughly 10% staff reduction during recent budget constraints, the court system improved efficiency and reduced the average age of pending cases by about 34 percent. He credited institutional cooperation with the Legislature for…
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