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Senate passes judicial conduct revisions after heated debate over publicizing reprimands
Summary
The Senate debated House Bill 119 at length on March 3, 2003, over whether formal judicial discipline findings should be public and whether informal reprimands should remain private; the bill was amended and passed, sending it back to the House.
The Utah State Senate passed House Bill 119 on March 3 after an extended floor fight over public disclosure of judicial discipline.
Sponsor Senator Wadobs presented HB 119 as clarifying the Supreme Court’s authority to suspend judges without pay and to make certain findings public. The core change requires that, after a formal disciplinary hearing that results in a finding of misconduct, the finding be disclosed rather than remain confidential. Senator Hilliard and other supporters framed the change as a…
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