Utah intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
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The terms of six Utah Court of Appeals justices expired on January 3, 2021. The six seats were up for retention election on November 3, 2020. A full term on the court is six years.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Utah modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: The third-party collection and return of absentee ballots was restricted to individuals residing in the same household as the voter.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and results
Mortensen's seat
General election candidates
- David N. Mortensen (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Hagen's seat
General election candidates
- Diana Hagen (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Orme's seat
General election candidates
- Gregory Orme (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Pohlman's seat
General election candidates
- Jill Pohlman (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Christiansen's seat
General election candidates
- Michele Christiansen (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Harris' seat
General election candidates
- Ryan M. Harris (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Past elections
2018
Utah Court of Appeals, Toomey's seat
Mary Kate Appleby was retained to the Utah Court of Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 80.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
80.7
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704,632 | ||
No |
19.3
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168,732 | |||
Total Votes |
873,364 | ||||
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Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in Utah
The court consists of seven judges who are subject to a retention election every six years. A presiding judge is elected by the court members in a majority vote to serve for two years.[1]
Judges are chosen using a gubernatorial commission process. The Utah appellate judicial nominating commission has eight members. Seven of the members are appointed by the governor. The eighth member of the commission is the state's chief justice or someone chosen by the chief justice. This member of the commission is a non-voting member.[2]
Qualifications
In order to be a judge on the court:
- A candidate must be a United States citizen.
- He or she must have been a resident of Utah for at least three years.
- The person must be at least 25 years old and less than 75 years old.
- He or she must be admitted to practice law in Utah.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Utah • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Utah
State courts:
Utah Supreme Court • Utah Court of Appeals • Utah District Courts • Utah Juvenile Courts • Utah Justice Courts
State resources:
Courts in Utah • Utah judicial elections • Judicial selection in Utah
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