Administration

Utah Code tit. 78A, ch. 78A-5a, pt. 78A-5a-P2

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Utah Code § 78A-5a-201 Judges of the Business and Chancery Court -- Terms.

78A-5a-201. Judges of the Business and Chancery Court -- Terms. (1) A judge of the Business and Chancery Court is appointed to initially serve until the first general election held more than three years after the day on which the appointment is effective. (2) After the initial term described in Subsection (1), the term of office of a judge of the Business and Chancery Court is six years and commences on the first Monday in January following the date of election. (3) A judge of the Business and Chancery Court whose term expires may serve, upon request of the Judicial Council, until a successor is appointed and qualified. Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session

Utah Code § 78A-5a-202 Presiding judge - Associate presiding judge -- Compensation -- Powers -- Duties.

78A-5a-202. Presiding judge - Associate presiding judge -- Compensation -- Powers -- Duties. (1) (a) The judges of the Business and Chancery Court shall elect a presiding judge from among the members of the court by majority vote of all judges. (b) The presiding judge shall receive $2,000 per annum as additional compensation for the period served as presiding judge. (2) The presiding judge has the following authority and responsibilities, consistent with the policies of the Judicial Council: (a) implementing policies of the Judicial Council; and (b) exercising powers and performing administrative duties as authorized by the Judicial Council. (3) (a) If the Business and Chancery Court has more than two judges, the judges of the Business and Chancery Court may elect an associate presiding judge from among the members of the court by majority vote of all judges. (b) The associate presiding judge shall receive $1,000 per annum as additional compensation for the period served as associate presiding judge. (4) (a) When the presiding judge is unavailable, the associate presiding judge shall assume the responsibilities of the presiding judge. (b) The associate presiding judge shall perform other duties assigned by the presiding judge. Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session

Utah Code § 78A-5a-203 Administrative system -- Case management -- Clerk of the court -- Employees.

78A-5a-203. Administrative system -- Case management -- Clerk of the court -- Employees. (1) (a) There is established the State Business and Chancery Court Administrative System. (b) The Judicial Council shall administer the operation of the State Business and Chancery Court Administrative System. (2) The Business and Chancery Court shall develop a case management system that: (a) ensures judicial accountability for the just and timely disposition of cases; and (b) provides each judge of the Business and Chancery Court a full judicial workload that accommodates differences in the subject matter or complexity of cases assigned to different judges of the Business and Chancery Court. (3) The clerk of the Business and Chancery Court shall: (a) take charge of and safely keep the court seal; (b) take charge of and safely keep or dispose of all books, papers, and records filed or deposited with the clerk and all other records required by law or the rules of the Judicial Council; (c) issue all notices, processes, and summonses as authorized by law; (d) keep a record of all proceedings, actions, orders, judgments, and decrees of the court; (e) supervise the deputy clerks as required to perform the duties of the clerk's office; and (f) perform other duties as required by the presiding judge, the business and chancery court administrator, applicable law, and the rules of the Judicial Council. (4) All employees, except judges of the Business and Chancery Court, are selected, promoted, and discharged through the state courts personnel system for the Business and Chancery Court under the direction and rules of the Judicial Council. Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session

Utah Code § 78A-5a-204 Location of the Business and Chancery Court -- Court facilities -- Costs.

78A-5a-204. Location of the Business and Chancery Court -- Court facilities -- Costs. (1) The Business and Chancery Court may perform any of the Business and Chancery Court's functions in any location within the state. (2) The Judicial Council shall provide, from appropriations made by the Legislature, court space suitable for the conduct of court business for the Business and Chancery Court. (3) The Judicial Council may, in order to carry out the Judicial Council's obligation to provide facilities for the Business and Chancery Court, lease space to be used by the Business and Chancery Court. (4) A lease or reimbursement for the Business and Chancery Court must comply with the standards of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management that are applicable to state agencies. (5) The cost of salaries, travel, and training required for the discharge of the duties of judges, secretaries of judges or court executives, court executives, and court reporters for the Business and Chancery Court are paid from appropriations made by the Legislature. Amended by Chapter 158, 2024 General Session

Utah Code § 78A-5a-205 Court sessions.

78A-5a-205. Court sessions. The Business and Chancery Court shall hold court at least once in each quarter of the year. Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session

Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78A/Chapter5A/78A-5a-P2.html?v=C78A-5a-P2_2023050320240701Fetched: 10/26/2026