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[TITLE 78. Table of Contents]
78-1-1 Courts of justice enumerated - Courts of record enumerated.
(1) The following are the courts of justice of this state:
(a) the Supreme Court;
(b) the Court of Appeals;
(c) the district courts;
(d) the juvenile courts; and
(e) the justice courts.
(2) All courts are courts of record, except the justice
courts, which are courts not of record.
1996
78-1-2 Merger of district court and circuit court.
(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.
(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.
(3) Judges of the court formerly denominated the circuit court shall:
(a) on July 1, 1996, be judges of the district court; and
(b) 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.
1996
78-1-2.1 Trial courts of record - Divisions.
The trial courts of record shall be divided into eight geographical divisions:
(1) First District - Box Elder, Cache, and Rich Counties;
(2) Second District - Weber, Davis, and Morgan Counties;
(3) Third District - Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele Counties;
(4) Fourth District - Utah, Wasatch, Juab, and Millard Counties;
(5) Fifth District - Beaver, Iron, and Washington Counties;
(6) Sixth District - Garfield, Kane, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne Counties;
(7) Seventh District - Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan Counties; and
(8) Eighth District - Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah Counties.
1988
78-1-2.2 Number of district judges.
The number of district court judges may not be more than:
(1) four district judges in the First District;
(2) 13 district judges in the Second District;
(3) 30 district judges in the Third District, until the following conditions are met:
(a) upon the retirement, resignation, or death of a judge, the number of district judges in the Third District shall be decreased to 29; and
(b) upon the retirement, resignation, or death of a second judge, the number of district judges in the Third District shall be decreased to 28;
(4) 12 district judges in the Fourth District;
(5) four district judges in the Fifth District, until the condition set forth in Subsection (3)(b) is met, then the number of district judges in the Fifth District shall be increased to five;
(6) two district judges in the Sixth District;
(7) three district judges in the Seventh District; and
(8) two district judges in the Eighth District.
2002
78-1-2.3 Number of juvenile judges and jurisdictions.
The number of juvenile court judges shall be:
(1) two juvenile judges in the First Juvenile District;
(2) five juvenile judges in the Second Juvenile District;
(3) eight juvenile judges in the Third Juvenile District, until the condition set forth in Subsection 78-1-2.2 (3)(a) is met, then the number of juvenile judges in the Third Juvenile District shall be increased to nine;
(4) four juvenile judges in the Fourth Juvenile District;
(5) two juvenile judges in the Fifth Juvenile District;
(6) one juvenile judge in the Sixth Juvenile District;
(7) two juvenile judges in the Seventh Juvenile District; and
(8) one juvenile judge in the Eighth Juvenile District.
2002
