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Utah Senate Unanimously Confirms Richard D. McKelvey to Third District Court
Summary
The Utah State Senate unanimously consented to Gov. Gary R. Herbert’s appointment of Richard D. McKelvey to the Third District Court during a sixth extraordinary session called in May 2014; McKelvey thanked senators and said he will take his oath in the coming weeks.
The Utah State Senate on May 21, 2014, unanimously confirmed Richard D. McKelvey to serve as a judge of the Third District Court following a governor's proclamation calling an extraordinary session to consider gubernatorial appointments.
The motion to consent to McKelvey’s appointment followed a favorable report from the Judicial Confirmation Committee. The Senate conducted a roll-call vote and by unanimous consent approved the appointment; 29 senators were present and a quorum was declared earlier in the session.
Judge McKelvey addressed the Senate in a Committee of the Whole, introduced family members and thanked the confirmation committee by name. He described the confirmation process as a vital opportunity for public vetting of judicial candidates and said he would listen carefully to the oath of office when administered. "I am honored and humbled by the unanimous confirmation that you have given me," McKelvey said.
The Senate resolved into a Committee of the Whole to hear McKelvey's remarks and later dissolved the committee. McKelvey told senators he expects to take an oath in the near term and pledged to "do justice" in the courts.
Procedural motions that led to the confirmation and the Committee of the Whole were recorded in the session minutes; the Senate instructed its appointed members to notify the governor that business had concluded.
