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Utah chief justice cites reforms and access gains, announces leadership transition
Summary
Chief Justice Christine Durham told the Senate the state courts have expanded problem-solving courts, moved to electronic records and improved services for self-represented litigants, requested modest funding to expand a self-help center, and announced Associate Chief Justice Matthew Durant will succeed her as chief justice on April 1.
Chief Justice Christine Durham told the Utah State Senate on the floor that the state's judicial branch is "doing remarkably well," pointing to justice court reforms, expanded problem-solving courts and a shift to electronic records as evidence of improved fairness and access.
Durham spoke to senators as members of the Utah Supreme Court looked on, and she opened by thanking legislative leaders for their support. She listed specific changes the courts have implemented over the past decade: reforms in justice court selection and retention and compensation; statewide operational standards; and a new statewide automated case-management and records system.
Those changes accompany broader efforts to increase transparency and efficiency, Durham said. She cited publication of performance measures and noted that Utah’s courts received national recognition for…
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