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Utah Chief Justice Richard C. Howe reviews court modernization, defends merit selection in final State of the Judiciary address
Summary
Chief Justice Richard C. Howe delivered his final State of the Judiciary address to the Utah Senate, highlighting court modernization, expanded access to justice through technology and problem‑solving courts, and defending the state's merit‑based system for selecting judges established after a 1943 joint resolution and 1944 voter approval.
Chief Justice Richard C. Howe told the Utah Senate that the state judiciary has changed dramatically during his tenure, pointing to technology, new court programs and efforts to improve access to justice.
"Now clerks enter orders into the statewide network computer system and digital audio recordings of court proceedings are automatically stored onto electronically indexed and searchable CDs," Howe said, describing shifts away from handwritten dockets and paper processes. He highlighted programs aimed at unrepresented litigants, including an online court assistance program that generates court forms and the…
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