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Utah Senate Confirms James R. Taylor to Fourth District Court
Summary
The Utah Senate unanimously confirmed James R. Taylor to the Fourth Judicial District after a favorable committee recommendation and a floor roll-call vote. Taylor addressed the Senate and thanked members and family before the body returned to other business.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 8, 1999, voted to confirm James R. Taylor to serve as a judge in the Fourth Judicial District. The confirmation followed a Judicial Confirmation Committee hearing and a floor roll call that produced 27 "aye" votes, no recorded nays and two absences.
Senator Terry Spencer, the Judicial Confirmation Committee chair, told the Senate that the committee and members of the public were pleased with Taylor’s performance at a confirmation hearing and recommended his appointment to the bench. Senator Jones moved that the Senate give its consent to the governor’s appointment.
Judge James R. Taylor addressed the chamber after the vote, introducing family members who accompanied him to the Capitol. He thanked the Senate for their support and described his view of the bench. "This has been a very interesting process for me," Taylor said, and he spoke about the role of law as a framework that allows individuals freedom while providing order.
The President of the Senate directed a formal roll call and announced that Judge Taylor had been confirmed and consented to by the body. The Senate then briefly met as a Committee of the Whole to hear Taylor’s remarks before returning to other communications and committee reports.
Procedural note: the communication transmitting Taylor’s appointment was delivered from the governor’s office and the Judicial Confirmation Committee had reported a favorable recommendation in advance of the floor vote.
