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Utah chief justice tells Senate courts are shifting from process to outcomes, highlights drug courts and racial fairness work
Summary
Chief Justice Howell told the Senate the judiciary is emphasizing outcome-focused programs—drug courts, mediation and family-law reforms—and said the Judicial Council's Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Fairness will issue recommendations this spring; two justices were recognized on their retirements.
Chief Justice (name given in the record as Chief Justice Howell) addressed the Utah Senate in a Committee of the Whole report on the state of the judiciary, describing a shift toward outcome-focused programs and community partnerships.
Howell said the court is "in a transition" and highlighted examples where courts have adopted problem-solving approaches that go beyond traditional process. He described drug courts and…
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