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Show FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Judge James R. Taylor COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT (WASATCH UTAH Mill JUAU ADD) JUDGE JAMES R. TAYLOR OF THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE UTAH JUDICIAL COUNCIL TO HAVE MET OR EXCEEDED THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR THE OFFICE OF JUDGE AND IS QUALIFIED FOR RETENTION IN THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION. Judge J. Phillip Eves DISTRICT COURT FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (lit Avt R IRC m WASHINGTON ) JUDGE J PHIUP EVES OF THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE UTAH JUDICIAL COUNCIL TO HAVE MET OR EXCEEDCO THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR THE OFFICE OF JUDGE ANO IS QUALIFIED FOR RETENTION IN THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION. FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT a Judge James R Taylor was appointed to the Fourth District Court in February 1999 by Gov Michael 0 Leavitt He serves Juab, Millard. Utah and Wasatch Counties Judge Taylor was a Joseph Fielding Smith Scholar at Brigham Voung University m 1973 He received his law degree from the University of Utah College of Law in 1980 He was the Spanish Fork City Attorney from 1982 until 1987 At the time of his appointment to the bench, fie was Interim Division Chief of the Criminal Division erf ttie Utah County Attorney's Office Judge Taylor presides over the Drug Court for the Fourth District Court in Utah County Judge Taylor has previously served as the judicial representative on the Utah State Children's Justice Advisory Board and as a member of the Judicial Council Standing Committee on Children and Family Law Judge Taylor is a Master of the Bench in the A Sherman Christiansen Inn of Court (American Inns of Court I) and a former president of the Central Utah Bar Association Survey of Attorneys QUIET Thai were 1 1 2 Judge Teytor'e compliance with performance standards: A favorable rating by at least 70 of tre respondents on at least 75 the attorney survey questions See specific fesults below a A favorable rating by at least 70 erf the respondents on at least 75 erf tha juror survey questions See specific results below Fewer tfian 6 cases under advisement tor mors than 2 months No cases under adveement for mora than 6 months At least 30 hours of continuing judicial education annually lor office Meotafy and physcalfy In substantial compliance with the Code of Judicial Conduct erf attorney survey respondents tor Judge Taylor II Judge J Philip Eves was appointed to the Fifth District Court in April 1987 by Gov Norman H. Bangeder after serving as a Judge in the Ninth Circuit Court for 18 months He received his law degree from the University of California at Davis In 1973 and served as a Ventura County Deputy District Attorney from 1973 to 1978 He was in private practice in Iron County from 1978 until hit appointment to the bench, also serving as a Deputy Iron County Attorney ae well as Parawon and Enoch City Attorney Judge Eves It currently the Presiding Judge in the Fifth District Court and a former two-termember of the Judicial Council, where he chaired the Policy and Planning Committee for four years He has recently served as a member of the Committee on Improving Jury Service and currently chairs that committee He is now in his 1 7th year as a judge Judge Eves's compliance with parlormance standards: A favorable rating by at least 70 of 9e respondents on at least 75 of the attorney survey question See specific results below A favorable rating by at least 70 of the respondents on at least 75 of me juror survey questions See specific results below Fewer than 6 cases under advisement for more than 2 monttw No cases under advisement for more than 6 months At least 30 hours of continuing judicial education annually Merrfaty and physically ft for office In substantial compliance Code of Judicial Conduct Survey erf Attorneys with the There were 88 attorney survey respondents for Judos Fves |