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Utah Senate unanimously confirms Spencer Walsh to First District Court
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The Utah Senate consented unanimously to Gov. Gary Herbert's nomination of Spencer Walsh to the First District Court, recording 24 yea votes and six absentees; Walsh thanked mentors and pledged judicial restraint in brief remarks to the Senate.
The Utah State Senate on Oct. 2020 consented to Gov. Gary R. Herbert’s nomination of Spencer Walsh to serve as a judge on the First District Court, announcing a roll-call tally of 24 yea votes, 0 nay votes and 6 absences.
Walsh, whom the governor named in a written communication read into the record, will fill the vacancy left by Judge Thomas Wilmore, who retired in February after 21 years on the bench. The Senate’s confirmation committee reported a unanimous recommendation for confirmation prior to the…
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