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Committee approves broader court funding package including additions to appellate and district benches; Supreme Court expansion draws opposition
Summary
Senate Bill 134 would add judges and staff across Utah’s judiciary — two Supreme Court justices, two Court of Appeals justices and three district judges among other staff — and carries an ongoing fiscal estimate in the millions. The committee approved the package (7–2) after extensive public comment urging that resources instead go to lower-court staffing.
Senator Wilson presented the second substitute to Senate Bill 134, a comprehensive judiciary package that would add judges and staff across Utah’s court system. The sponsor cited population growth, rising appellate filings and complexity as reasons to expand capacity: the current proposal included two additions to the Utah Supreme Court, two additions to the…
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