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Show Judge W. Brent West - 2nd District, District Court (Davis, Morgan, Weber) Judge W. Brent West was appointed to the Second Circuit Court in April 1984 by Gov. Scott M. Matheson. He became a judge in the District Court in July 1996. Judge West received his law degree from Southern Methodist University in 1975 and was in private practice from 1976 to 1979. He served as Assistant Corporate Counsel, Assistant City Attorney and Chief Prosecutor for Ogden City from 1976 until his appointment to the bench. He currently serves as the Presiding Judge for the Second Judicial District and chairs the Uniform Fine and Bail Schedule Committee. He is a former member of the Utah Judicial Council, a former member and chair of the Board of Circuit Court Judges and a former chair of the Collections and Warrants Ad Hoc Committee. He is also a former member of the Statewide Transition Team and the Audio-Video Technology Evaluation Committee. He served on the Utah Task Force on Gender and Justice and currently serves on the Utah Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Legal System. Judge West received the Circuit Court Judge of the Year Award in 1989, the Utah Justice Court's Friend of the Court Award in 1991, and the Judge of the Year Award in 1997. Judge West met or exceeded the standards of performance outlined on page 68. The Judicial Conduct Commission entered no disciplinary sanctions against Judge West. There were 106 attorney survey respondents for Judge West Certification Question (see page 69) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Standard Favorable Response 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 Judge's Favorable Response 100 96 99 99 96 99 99 100 100 97 99 95 96 99 96 There were 82 juror respondents forjudge West. Certification Question (see page 69) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Standard Favorable Response 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 Judge's Favorable Response 96 100 99 100 99 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 99 97 Judge Stephen A. Van Dyke - 2nd District, District Court (Davis, Morgan, Weber) Judge Stephen A. Van Dyke was appointed to the Juvenile Court in July 1985 by Gov. Norman H. Bangerter. A 1980 graduate of the J. Reuben Clark Law School and former member of the Law Review at Brigham Young University, he also has a Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University in Ohio in 1976. He has served on the State Master Planning Task Force for Judicial Facilities and the Master Planning Task Force for Youth Corrections. He was a member of the Board of Juvenile Court Judges for ten years and served as chair in 1990. He was elected as Presiding Judge in the Second District Juvenile Court from 1992 to 1996, and elected to a term as a member of the Utah Judicial Council from 1997 to 1999. Judge Van Dyke is the author of two articles on juvenile justice and works as a volunteer in several community organizations to improve the lives of children. Judge Van Dyke met or exceeded the standards of performance outlined on page 68. The Judicial Conduct Commission entered no disciplinary sanctions against Judge Van Dyke. There were 46 attorney survey respondents for Judge Van Dyke. Certification Question (see page 69) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Standard Favorable Response 70 70 J70 J70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 Judge's Favorable Response 100 100 95 1 98 93 98 1 100 98 98 98 96 97 100 95 98 There are no jury surveys forjudge Van Dyke during the reporting period. J 71 |