Show CONSTITUTIONAL T No 0 1 I 1 AMENDMENT A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING PROPOSING PROPOSING PRO PRO- POSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10 OF ARTICLE VII AND TO SECTIONS 2 3 5 6 and 12 OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO THE sUP SUPREME REM E AND DISTRICT COURTS HOW CONSTITUTED TERMS OF OFFICE QUALIFICATIONS QUALIFICATIONS QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGES JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURIS JURIS- DICTION JUDGES PRO TEMPORE TEMPORE TEMPORE TEM- TEM PORE CHANGE OF JUDICIAL DISTRICTS BY THE LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE LEGISLA LEGISLA- TURE SELECTION OF JUDICIARY JUDICIARY JUDICIARY JUDICI JUDICI- ARY AND EFFECT ON INCUMBENT INCUMBENT INCUMBENT BENT JUDGES Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah two-thirds two of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof there there- of Section 1 It is proposed to amend Section 10 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Utah as follows Sec 10 The governor shall nominate and by and with the consent of the senate appoint all state and district officers whose offices are established by this constitution constitution constitution con con- or which may be created by law and whose appointment or election is not otherwise provided for If during the recess of the senate a vacancy occurs in any state or district office the governor gover gover- nor lor shall appoint some fit person to discharge the duties thereof until until until un un- til the next meeting of the senate when he shall nominate some person person person per per- son to fill such office If the office of secretary of state state auditor state treasurer general attorney-general or superintendent of public in instruction instruction in- in instruction be vacated by death resignation re resignation resignation re- re or otherwise it shall be bethe bethe bethe the duty of the governor to fill the thc same by appointment and the appointee appointee ap ap- appointee ap- ap shall hold his office until his successor shall be elected and qualified as may be by law pro pro- vided Section 2 That it is proposed to amend sections 2 2 3 5 6 and 12 of article VIII of the constitution of the state of Utah as follows Sec 2 2 The supreme court shall consist of five judges which number number num num- ber may be increased or decreased by the legislature but no alteration alteration altera altera- tion or increase shall have the effect effect ef ef- ef- ef of removing a judge from of of- of fice A majority of the judges constituting constituting constituting con con- the court shall be necessary necessary necessary sary to form a quorum or oi reside render a decision If a justice of the su supreme supreme supreme su- su preme court shall be disqualified from sitting in a cause before said court the remaining judges shall call a district judge to sit with them on the hearing of such cause Every judge of the supreme court shall be at least thirty years of age an active member of the bar in m good standing learned in the law law law- lawand and a resident of the state of ot Utah for the five years next preceding preceding pre pre- ceding his selection The judge ha ving the shortest haying having term to serve not holding his office by selection selection tion to fill a vacancy before expiration ex ex- ex- ex pira tion of a regular term shall be the chief justice and shall pr pre r o side at all terms term s of the supreme e court and in case of his absence the judge having in like manner the next shortest term term shall p preside p- p reside side in in his ct ari Sec 3 3 J Judges dg of the supreme court and district courts shall be selected d for such such Sf terms and i in n manner as shall be provided by law provided however that selection shall shaH be based solely upon consideration of fitness for office without regard ard I to any y Partisan political political po po- po- po considerations and free from m influence ence of any person whomsoever ever ane anc provided further that the method of electing such effect jUdges in when this amendment d is adopted shall be followed until changed Iby law Sec 5 The state shall ed into be bc divided divid- divid seven jUdicial districts for for each of which at least one jUdge shall be as hereinbefore provided Until otherwise provided r by law a district court at the county seat of each count county be held at least four times a AU civil year and criminal business arising 1 in n any county tried in must be such count county unless a change of venue be taken in such cases as may be provided b by 1 law aw |