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Saying it’s not court packing, governor supports expanding Utah’s appeals courts
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Tuesday he’s in favor of adding more justices to the Utah Supreme Court and more judges to the state’s Court of Appeals. “It’s something that I do support,” Cox told reporters Tuesday during his monthly news conference hosted by PBS Utah. The governor also said he doesn’t see growing the benches as court packing, a practice members of Utah’s congressional delegation denounced when it was proposed at the federal level by Democrats. State lawmakers considered making the move earlier this year as they grew more frustrated with recent Utah Supreme Court decisions, including one maintaining a stay on a ban they passed on abortion while it’s challenged in court. Another decision limited the Legislature’s power to undo and replace voter-approved government reform initiatives. Rather than citing dissatisfaction with the courts’ ...
