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Utah Senate convenes extraordinary session, confirms multiple judicial and executive nominees
Summary
In a November 2013 extraordinary session, the Utah Senate confirmed several of Gov. Gary R. Herbert’s nominees — including Sharon S. Sipes and Brent H. Bartholomew to juvenile courts and John A. Pierce to the Utah Court of Appeals — by recorded votes before adjourning.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate met in a fourth extraordinary session in November 2013 to consider and consent to a slate of gubernatorial appointments, confirming several judges and executive‑branch nominees before adjourning.
Governor Gary R. Herbert called the session under Article 7, Section 6 of the Utah Constitution to allow the Senate to act on appointments made since the close of the 2013 general session. After a roll call that established a quorum, senators adopted the same rules used in the 2013 regular session and moved to consider nominations transmitted from the governor’s office.
The Senate unanimously consented to Sharon S. Sipes for the Second District Juvenile Court after a favorable report from the Senate judicial confirmation committee. Senator Scott Jenkins told the chamber the panel found Sipes “worthy in our estimation to be a judge,” and Judge Sipes, joined in the gallery by family, thanked the…
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