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Utah chief justice urges court reorganization and outlines long‑range judicial planning
Summary
Chief Justice Hall told the Senate the judiciary must reorganize to handle rising caseloads, previewed court-organization bills (including raising circuit court jurisdiction to $20,000 and small-claims to $1,500), and invited legislators to judicial planning events.
Chief Justice Hall addressed the Utah State Senate on the opening day of the 1991 general session, laying out the judiciary’s strategic planning work and urging legislative action on a package of court-organization bills.
Hall described a multi‑year effort—work by the Judicial Council and the Commission on Justice in the 21st Century—supported by a grant from the State Justice Institute to assess systemwide needs. He said Utah’s courts have modernized in recent years but face continuing pressure from…
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