Utah

Utah Supreme Court By The Numbers:

Justice

Former prosecutor

  • 5 Total seats
  • 0 Current vacancies
  • 2 Prosecutors
  • 0 Public Defenders (or other indigent defense experience)
  • 0 Civil Rights Lawyers

How Members of the Utah Supreme Court are Selected:

Appointment, Legislative Confirmation, Retention Election

Justices are nominated by a governor-appointed commission and must then be confirmed by the Utah State Senate to a three-year term. To remain on the court, justices face retention elections every ten years.

Selection method sources:

Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map