Utah Code 78A-12-207. Evaluation of justice court judges
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(1) The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 78A-12-207
- Commission: means the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission established by this chapter. See Utah Code 78A-12-102
- judge: means a state court judge or a state court justice who is subject to a retention election. See Utah Code 78A-12-102
- Justice: means a judge who is a member of the Supreme Court. See Utah Code 78A-12-102
- Justice court judge: means a judge appointed pursuant to Title 78A, Chapter 7, Justice Court. See Utah Code 78A-12-102
(1)(a) conduct a performance evaluation for each justice court judge in the third and fifth year of the justice court judge‘s term;
(1)(b) classify each justice court judge into one of the following three categories:
(1)(b)(i) full evaluation;
(1)(b)(ii) midlevel evaluation; or
(1)(b)(iii) basic evaluation; and
(1)(c) establish evaluation criteria for each of the three categories.
(2) A full evaluation justice court judge shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter.
(3) A midlevel evaluation justice court judge shall be governed by this chapter, except as provided below:
(3)(a) the commission shall administer an intercept survey periodically outside the courtroom of the evaluated justice court judge in lieu of the survey specified in Section 78A-12-204; and
(3)(b) courtroom observation may not be conducted for midlevel evaluation justice court judges.
(4) A basic evaluation justice court judge shall be governed by this chapter, except as provided below:
(4)(a) basic evaluation justice court judges shall comply with minimum performance standards for judicial education, judicial conduct, cases under advisement, and any other standards the commission may promulgate by administrative rule; and
(4)(b) courtroom observation and surveys may not be conducted for basic evaluation justice court judges.