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Utah Senate Confirms David M. Connors to Second Judicial District
Summary
The Utah Senate unanimously confirmed David M. Connors to the Second Judicial District Court during a Nov. 7, 2007 extraordinary session, voting 24–0 with five senators absent. Connors addressed the chamber after confirmation and pledged to apply the law impartially.
The Utah State Senate unanimously confirmed David M. Connors as a judge of the Second Judicial District Court on Nov. 7, 2007, voting 24–0 with five senators absent.
Senators moved quickly to consider the governor’s nomination after the lieutenant governor read the governor’s proclamation calling the seventh extraordinary session to consider appointments. Senator Eastman moved to adopt the rules of the recent general session for the extraordinary session, and the Senate adopted those rules before taking up confirmations.
Senator Chris Butters, chair of the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee, recommended Connors to the full Senate, praising him as “the cream of the crop.” Several senators, including Senator Hilliard and another who identified himself as Senator Bill in the transcript, offered personal endorsements, citing Connors’s academic record, public service as a mayor and city council member in Farmington, and legal experience in private practice.
The Senate proceeded to a roll-call vote on the confirmation; the presiding officer announced that the motion passed with 24 yes votes, 0 nay votes and five senators absent. Following the vote, President Valentine declared, “David M. Connors is appointed as the newest judge in the Second District Court of the State of Utah.”
After confirmation, the Senate resolved into a Committee of the Whole to hear brief remarks from Connors. In his remarks to the Senate, Connors thanked the body, introduced family and supporters in the gallery, and described the judicial confirmation process. He pledged that, as a judge, he would seek to “get it right,” spending whatever time is necessary to determine the law and apply it impartially to the facts rather than pursuing political or social objectives.
The Committee of the Whole was then dissolved and the Senate returned to regular order.
Authorities cited during the session included the governor’s proclamation and constitutional authority invoked in the proclamation. The governor’s communications transmitting the nomination and the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee’s favorable recommendation were entered into the record during the session.
Next steps: Connors was sworn in to fill the Second Judicial District post as announced; no additional action on the nomination was recorded in the transcript of this extraordinary session.
