- Utah Supreme Court
Infobox_High_Court
court_name = Utah Supreme Court
imagesize = 300px
caption = The Utah Supreme Court meets in the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse. Before the Matheson Courthouse was completed, the Court met in the Utah State Capitol.
established =
country =United States
location = Salt Lake City
type = Executive appointment with legislative confirmation andretention election s
authority =Utah State Constitution
terms =
positions = 5
website = [http://www.utcourts.gov/courts/sup/ Official site]
chiefjudgetitle = Chief Justice
chiefjudgename =Christine M. Durham
termstart = 2002
termend = 2006
termend2 = The Utah Supreme Court is thestate supreme court ofUtah . It has final authority of interpretation of theUtah Constitution . The Utah Supreme Court is composed of five members: achief justice , an associate chief justice, and threejustice s. All Justices are appointed by thegovernor of Utah , with confirmation by theUtah Senate . The justices vote amongst themselves for the chief justice and associate chief justice, who each serve a term of four years. In 2008, the Justices were:
*Chief JusticeChristine M. Durham Appointed 1982, became Chief Justice April, 2002.
*Associate Chief JusticeMichael J. Wilkins Appointed January, 2000.
*JusticeMatthew B. Durrant Appointed January, 2000.
*JusticeJill N. Parrish Appointed January, 2003.
*JusticeRonald E. Nehring Appointed May, 2003.External links
* [http://www.utcourts.gov/courts/sup/ Official website]
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