78A-1 - Judiciary

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Judiciary

78A-1-101 - Courts of this state — Courts of record.

78A-1-101(1) The following are the courts of this state:

the Supreme Court; the Court of Appeals; the Business and Chancery Court; the district courts; the juvenile courts; and the justice courts. 78A-1-101(2) All courts are courts of record, except the justice courts, which are courts not of record.

78A-1-102 - Trial courts of record — Geographical divisions.

78A-1-102(1) The district and juvenile courts are divided into eight geographical divisions:

First Judicial District, which includes Box Elder, Cache, and Rich Counties; Second Judicial District, which includes Weber, Davis, and Morgan Counties; Third Judicial District, which includes Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele Counties; Fourth Judicial District, which includes Utah, Wasatch, Juab, and Millard Counties; Fifth Judicial District, which includes Beaver, Iron, and Washington Counties; Sixth Judicial District, which includes Garfield, Kane, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne Counties; Seventh Judicial District, which includes Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan Counties; and Eighth Judicial District, which includes Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah Counties. 78A-1-102(2) The Business and Chancery Court is not divided into geographical divisions.

78A-1-103 - Number of district court judges.

The number of district court judges is: 78A-1-103(1) four district court judges in the First Judicial District; 78A-1-103(2) 14 district court judges in the Second Judicial District; 78A-1-103(3) 32 district court judges in the Third Judicial District; 78A-1-103(4) 13 district court judges in the Fourth Judicial District; 78A-1-103(5) seven district court judges in the Fifth Judicial District; 78A-1-103(6) two district court judges in the Sixth Judicial District; 78A-1-103(7) three district court judges in the Seventh Judicial District; and 78A-1-103(8) three district court judges in the Eighth Judicial District.

78A-1-103.5 - Number of Business and Chancery Court judges — Disqualification or recusal of a Business and Chancery Court judge.

78A-1-103.5(1) The Business and Chancery Court shall consist of one judge. 78A-1-103.5(2) If there are fewer than three judges for the Business and Chancery Court under Subsection (1), the presiding officer of the Judicial Council shall designate a pool of two district court judges to preside over actions in the Business and Chancery Court. 78A-1-103.5(3) A district court judge designated under Subsection (2) may preside over an action when each Business and Chancery Court judge is unable to preside over an action due to recusal or disqualification.

78A-1-104 - Number of juvenile court judges.

The number of juvenile court judges is: 78A-1-104(1) two juvenile court judges in the First Judicial District; 78A-1-104(2) six juvenile court judges in the Second Judicial District; 78A-1-104(3) nine juvenile court judges in the Third Judicial District; 78A-1-104(4) seven juvenile court judges in the Fourth Judicial District; 78A-1-104(5) three juvenile court judges in the Fifth Judicial District; 78A-1-104(6) two juvenile court judges in the Sixth Judicial District; 78A-1-104(7) two juvenile court judges in the Seventh Judicial District; and 78A-1-104(8) two juvenile court judges in the Eighth Judicial District.

78A-1-105 - Merger of district court and circuit court.

78A-1-105(1) Effective July 1, 1996, the circuit court shall be merged into the district court. The district court shall have jurisdiction as provided by law for the district court and shall have jurisdiction over all matters filed in the court formerly denominated the circuit court. 78A-1-105(2) The district court shall continue the judicial offices, judges, staff, cases, authority, duties, and all other attributes of the court formerly denominated the circuit court. 78A-1-105(3) Judges of the court formerly denominated the circuit court shall:

on July 1, 1996, be judges of the district court; and next stand for retention election at the first general election held more than three years after their appointment or at the general election held in the sixth year after their last retention election, as applicable.

78A-1-106 - Transition clause — Recodification of Title 78.

For purposes of a matter pending in any court beginning February 7, 2008 through August 31, 2008, citation to an appropriate section in the previous Title 78, Judicial Code , shall be considered a proper citation to the corresponding section in Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration , or Title 78B, Judicial Code .

78A-1-107 - Savings clause — Recodification of Title 78.

The provisions of Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration , and Title 78B, Judicial Code , are considered a continuation of the previous Title 78, Judicial Code . No loss of rights, interruption of jurisdiction, or prejudice to matters pending in any court on February 7, 2008, shall result from the enactment of Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration , and Title 78B, Judicial Code . With respect to the organization of the courts, the offices of all officers and employees, shall be construed as continuations of the previous Title 78, Judicial Code . The tenure of justices, judges, justices of the peace, officers, and employees of the courts in office on February 7, 2008, is not affected by its enactment.