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Senate Gives Advice and Consent to Multiple of Governors Nominees, Welcomes Judge Jeffrey R. Burbank
Summary
The Utah Senate on Feb. 21, 1996, granted advice and consent to a slate of gubernatorial appointees and invited newly confirmed First District juvenile court judge Jeffrey R. Burbank to address the chamber.
The Utah Senate granted advice and consent Feb. 21 to a series of nominations transmitted by Gov. Michael O. Leavitt, including the appointment of Jeffrey R. Burbank to the First District juvenile court.
President Lane Beatty opened the session and the clerk read letters from the governor under section 67-1-1 and -2 of the Utah Code, transmitting nominations to boards and commissions ranging from the Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Advisory Council to the Board of Pardons and Parole and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. After a motion to suspend the statutory 15-day notice requirement was approved by the officers required under Senate rule, the body proceeded to a roll-call advice-and-consent vote on the nominations.
The roll call on the appointments produced an affirmative outcome for the nominees read that morning. Following the confirmation action, Judge Jeffrey R. Burbank addressed the chamber, thanked the Senate and introduced family members in the gallery. Burbank described juvenile court work as an opportunity "to work with our youth and to try to make society better as a whole," and expressed appreciation for the support of colleagues who participated in his selection.
Senators offered brief remarks of welcome and endorsement. Senator Taylor said he had interviewed Burbank and "find him to be highly qualified." Senator Hilliard, who had sponsored the committee report earlier in the session, and others noted the judiciaryselection procedures that culminate in gubernatorial nomination and Senate confirmation.
The confirmations followed standard Senate procedure: notification from the governor, suspension of the 15-day notice when permitted by the chamber's officers, a motion to consent, and a roll-call vote. The clerk recorded the votes for each nominee as the chamber proceeded through the list.
Next steps: The newly confirmed judges and appointees will assume duties according to the effective dates specified in the governor's letters and the statutory terms listed in the communications to the Senate.
