Show APPOINTING OF JUDGES URGED The board of commissioners of the Utah State Bar Friday had under consideration a proposal to remove th weight of politics from the scales of Justice in Utah by the appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment instead of the election of su supreme supreme preme and district court judges The plan was was submitted to the com corn missioners oy ny the judiciary committee commit commit- tee of the Utah lawyers lawyers' guild gund It will be vo voted d upon at atthe the annual bar meeting in January and if approved ay the membership will be presented to the state legislature for tor action The plan provides for tor selection by the bar by secret ballot of five can for the supreme court bench and three for district judgeships judgeship as vacancies occur Their names would be forwarded to the governor who would appoint a supreme or district court judge from the list The judiciary committee also submitted submitted sub sub- to the board of bar commissioners commis commis- sinners a constitutional amendment to tobe tobe tobe be voted upon by the people The amendment provides that appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment and continuance in office of ot supreme supreme su suo su- su preme and district court judges shalbe shan shall be wholly within the control of th the Utah State BarThe BarThe Bar The secret ballots shall be taken take under rules laid down by the com commIssIoners commissioners missioners of the Utah State Bar Barthe the judiciary committee reported 4 of o such similarly qualified body as th the tho legislature may designate It is iu fur fur- ther then provided that it shall be without with out partisan political consideration Terms of judges remain as at pre pres- pres ent After appointment for one term the judge shall be reappointed b by bythe bythe the governor unless charges of fal fail faU ure Lire properly to discharge the duties dutle of his office shall be sustained b by two two thirds thirds of the members of ot a standing committee of 15 members member of the bar appointed annually b by bythe bythe the supreme court Such procedure the Judiciary committee com corn explained would insure sound selection of judges without regard t to party affiliation |