A. Appointment; Term; Reappointment: The mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council, shall appoint qualified people to be City Justice Court Judges, according to the process provided in Utah Code Annotated section 78A-7-202, or any successor provisions. The term of office of a City Justice Court Judge shall be for six (6) years. Upon the expiration of a City Justice Court Judge’s term of office, reappointment of the City Justice Court Judge shall be according to the retention procedures provided in Utah Code Annotated section 78A-7-202, or any successor provisions.
B. Number Of Judges: The City Council may create positions for, and the mayor shall appoint as provided in subsection A of this section, as many City Justice Court Judges as required for efficient judicial administration of the Justice Court’s case load.
C. Random Case Assignment: If more than one City Justice Court Judge is assigned to the City Justice Court, any citations, charges filed by information, or complaints filed within the City Justice Court shall be assigned at random to each City Justice Court Judge.
D. Judicial Administrative Matters: The City Justice Court Judge shall be supervised by city administration as to Municipal administrative and budgetary affairs and matters.
E. Court Employees: Subject to state law, the judge or judges and all other city justice court employees are city employees and are subject to city policies and procedures. City justice court employees are supervised by the judge (or chief judge if there are two or more judges). (2001 Code § 34-2-102; amd. 2009 Code; Ord. 19-14, 3-27-2019; Ord. 21-04, 2-10-2021)