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Utah Senate Confirms John Frederick Voros Jr. to Court of Appeals
Summary
The Utah Senate unanimously consented to Gov. Gary R. Herbert’s appointment of John Frederick Voros Jr. to the Court of Appeals during a Nov. 3, 2009 extraordinary session and heard brief remarks from the new appointee.
The Utah State Senate on Nov. 3, 2009, consented to Governor Gary R. Herbert’s appointment of John Frederick Voros Jr. to the Court of Appeals, confirming the nominee by roll call after a favorable committee recommendation.
The Judicial Confirmation Committee reported a favorable recommendation for Voros, and Senator Scott Jenkins told the Senate that the committee had rigorously examined the nominee and found he met the body’s standards. Senator Hilliard moved that the Senate consent to the governor’s appointment; the Senate recorded the confirmation as passing with 27 yea, 0 nay and 2 absent.
After the vote the Senate resolved to the Committee of the Whole to hear remarks from the newly confirmed appointee. Voros thanked the Senate and his family, said he first applied for a judgeship in 1999, and described his approach to the bench: “I am a person who was born and bred with a respect and devotion for the rule of law and the role of law in our society and I will carry that with me onto the bench.”
The Committee of the Whole was then dissolved, and the Senate moved on to other gubernatorial nominations. The confirmation followed the governor’s proclamation calling the sixth extraordinary session for the purpose of consenting to appointments made since the close of the 2009 general session.
The Senate’s action completed the business filed for the special session; the body later adjourned without further votes on judicial matters.
