§ 78A-1-101 Courts of this state — Courts of record
§ 78A-1-102 Trial courts of record — Geographical divisions
§ 78A-1-103 Number of district court judges
§ 78A-1-103.5 Number of Business and Chancery Court judges — Disqualification or recusal of a Business and Chancery Court judge
§ 78A-1-104 Number of juvenile court judges
§ 78A-1-105 Merger of district court and circuit court
§ 78A-1-106 Transition clause — Recodification of Title 78
§ 78A-1-107 Savings clause — Recodification of Title 78
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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78A > Chapter 1 > Part 1 - Judiciary

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5