Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-01-24 | Page 8 | Bar Judiciary Plan Opposed

BAR JUDICIARY PLAN OPPOSED Because It would take away the prerogative of the people in selecting selecting selecting select select- ing judges of their courts the house judiciary committee of the twenty- twenty first uirt session of the Utah legislature Thursday refused to sponsor a Utah Bar suggestion to take the courts tout out of politics I By a unanimous vote the committee committee com corn declined to Introduce a joint resolution providing that Utah Ulah supreme supreme supreme su su- su- su preme court and district court judges should be appointed by the gover- gover from a list of candidates selected by the bar The su suggested legislation was as one of oC a number proposed by the bar association Others designed to speed court procedure and give Utah I Ia a a. uniform criminal code were in introduced introduced introduced in- in by the committee Members of the thc committee held that such JUch a system of naming members members members mem mem- bers of ot the Utah bench would place control in the hands of ot the states state's lawyers Several members during the hearIng hearing hear hear- ing expressed an opinion they would like Jilce to see the legislation before before before be be- fore the session It would be sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- b by individuals they held During the hearing Representative tive live Marlon Marion G. G Romney D D. Salt Lake pointed out that removal of the state judiciary from politics was called for or in the state Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic platform