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Utah State Bar warns against lawmakers’ ‘aggressive’ moves to change courts
Days after Utah Gov. Spencer Cox swiftly signed a bill Utah lawmakers sent to his desk to expand the Utah Supreme Court by two justices — while also adding five lower-court judges — leaders of the Utah State Bar expressed concerns about the timing of that expansion while reiterating their opposition to a flurry of bills being considered by the 2026 Utah Legislature that would make a variety of changes to the state’s court system. Utah State Bar President Kim Cordova and executive director Elizabeth Wright held a news conference at the Utah Capitol on Tuesday, after Cox signed ...
