News Releases
Nominees announced for two Fifth District Court vacancies
The Fifth District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected nominees for two vacancies on the Fifth District Court. These positions result from the retirement of Judge Eric A. Ludlow, October 1, 2024, and the appointment of Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen to the United States District Court for the District of Utah, April 15, 2024.
The nominees for the vacancy are: Meb Anderson; Ryan Christiansen;Chad Dotson; K. Jake Graff; Susan Hunt; and EJay Overson.
Written comments can be submitted to the Fifth District Judicial Nominating Commission at judicialvacancies@utah.gov or Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, P.O. Box 142330, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2330. The deadline for written comments is noon Aug. 12, 2024. (Read More)
Nominees announced for Sixth District Court vacancy
The Sixth District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected nominees for a vacancy on the Sixth District Court. This position results from the retirement of Judge Marvin D. Bagley, September 30, 2024.
The nominees for the vacancy are: Kent Burggraaf; Arek Butler; Jeffrey Makin; Michael Mathie; Robert Van Dyke.
Written comments can be submitted to the Sixth District Judicial Nominating Commission at judicialvacancies@utah.gov or Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, P.O. Box 142330, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2330. The deadline for written comments is noon Aug. 12, 2024. (Read More)
Rep. Lesser meets with members of Biden Administration to discuss new reproductive health privacy regulations
On August 1, 2024, Representative Rosemary Lesser joined the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for a briefing on the HIPAA Privacy Rule to support reproductive health care privacy. The briefing covered updates to Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Esteemed members from the Biden Administration, including Andrea Oliver, Regional Manager of OCR, and Lily Griego, Regional Director of HHS, were in attendance. (Read More)
Utah House Democratic Leader on the statewide book ban
The Utah House Minority Leader released the following statement after the Utah State School Board ordered the removal of 13 book titles from every public school in the state, in accordance with a new law passed earlier this year:
âTodayâs news that 13 books will be banned from every public school undermines the authority of locally elected officials and school boards, which are composed mainly of parents who understand their communities. This ban contradicts our legislatureâs principle of local control by allowing a few districts to impose their standards statewide. Parents should have the autonomy to decide what their children can read, rather than leaving those decisions to a select few. I will continue to advocate for keeping the decision-making power about what children can read with parents and local communities.â
Romney, colleagues to President Biden: Delaying weapons to Israel undermines our ally, accommodates Iran
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today joined 47 of his Senate Republican colleaguesâled by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR)âin sending a letter to President Biden, protesting the Administrationâs partial arms embargo against Israel. The senators urged the President to cease accommodating Iran, stop jeopardizing the lives of American servicemembers, and to deliver the necessary weapons systems to Israel. (Read More)
Cox for Governor statement on Phil Lymanâs lawsuit challenging Utah election results. Again.
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Lyman recently filed another lawsuit challenging the 2024 GOP Primary Election. In this lawsuit he demands that the Utah Supreme Court:
- Blatantly disregard the will of more than 400,000 Utah Republican voters and name him the GOP nominee for the November election
- Name any candidate that was the nominee of the Republican convention the automatic winner of their respective elections, regardless of the outcome of the Utah primary election. This action would also overturn the primary election results in Utahâs U.S. Senate and Attorney General races.
- Remove Governor Cox and Lieutenant Governor Henderson from office immediately and appoint the Utah Senate President as the new Governor.
- Sues Republican Party Chair Rob Axson and the Republican Party
âRep. Lymanâs attempt to undo a democratic election rather than honor the will of the people is not just sad, but dangerous,â campaign spokesman Matt Lusty said. âItâs the kind of action you see in a banana republic and not the United States of America. Half the candidates in the primary election lost. In our proud American tradition, almost all of them did so with grace and poise. We encourage Mr. Lyman and his camp to do the same.â (Read More)
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