Utah Admin. Code R597-3-9 - Judicial Discipline
(1) For the purposes of judicial
performance evaluation and pursuant to section
78A-12-205,
the commission shall consider any public sanction of a judge issued
by the Supreme Court during the judge's current term, including any
public sanctions:
(a) issued during
the judge's midterm and retention evaluation cycles; and
(b) issued after the end of the
judge's retention evaluation cycle until the commission votes whether
to recommend the judge for retention.
(2) If the Utah Supreme Court
issues a public sanction of a judge after the reconsideration period
is no longer available, as set forth in Subsection
78A-12-203(6),
but before Election Day, the commission may elect to reconsider the
commission's recommendation, using the reconsideration process
outlined in Subsection
78A-12-203(6),
even if the results of the reconsideration cannot be printed in the
Voter Information Pamphlet, so long as the reconsideration is
communicated through some public means.
(3) If the Utah Supreme Court
issues a public sanction of a judge after the retention election of
the judge, but before the end of the judge's term of office, and if
the judge is retained by voters, the commission shall consider the
public sanction as part of the judge's next judicial performance
evaluation.
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