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Utah Senate Consents to Franklin Richard Smith III for Fourth District Juvenile Court
Summary
The Utah State Senate voted 25-0, with four absences, to consent to Governor Gary Herbert's appointment of Franklin Richard Smith III to the Fourth Judicial District juvenile court; Smith addressed the chamber after the vote, pledging humility and a focus on children and families.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Senate on Dec. 5 consented to Governor Gary Herbert’s appointment of Franklin Richard Smith III to serve as a judge on the Fourth Judicial District juvenile court, the chamber announced after a roll call vote.
The Senate placed the question following a favorable report from the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee and a letter from the governor. The clerk recorded the vote as 25 yays, 0 nays and 4 absent; the presiding officer declared that the Senate had consented to the appointment.
Senator Scott Jenkins, chair of the confirmation committee, told colleagues the panel had interviewed Smith —…
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