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Senate approves emergency court-transition changes, extends retirement window
Summary
The Utah Senate approved emergency measures to allow appointment of court commissioners in place of retiring circuit judges, extend the retirement-notice window by one month and add a limited retirement-age option to ease a court transition. The bill cleared the Senate after floor amendments and debate over retirement policy and local fiscal impacts.
The Utah Senate voted to approve emergency changes intended to smooth the state's transition from circuit to district courts, including allowing the Judicial Council to appoint commissioners to perform duties formerly done by retiring circuit court judges.
Senator Hilliard, who introduced the package as an urgent measure, told colleagues the changes would allow courts to appoint commissioners "to take his place" during an interim when replacing retired circuit court judges, and urged action "before January 1." The package also extends the retirement-notice window from Jan. 31 to Feb. 28 and includes a provision lowering the…
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