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Utah chief justice urges modernization, child‑welfare reform and resources in State of the Judiciary address
Summary
Chief Justice Christine Durham told the Utah Senate that courts must remain steady while adapting administratively, highlighted problem‑solving courts and child‑welfare reform, and requested five additional law clerks and a compensation review to sustain judicial quality.
Chief Justice Christine Durham delivered the 2005 State of the Judiciary to the Utah Senate, urging lawmakers to preserve judicial stability while giving the courts tools to respond to changing public needs.
Durham said the judiciary’s role is ‘‘steady, sure, and slow to change’’ and contrasted that continuity with transitions in the legislative and executive branches. She said the branch must nevertheless modernize administratively — citing expanded electronic filing, a court website that recorded more than 1,000,000 users last year and national web‑design awards, and internet audio streaming of Supreme Court arguments — to meet public expectations.
Durham highlighted problem‑solving…
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