Superseded 7/1/2024)
78A-2-113. Judicial hiring freeze authorized.
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As used in this section, “General Fund budget deficit” means a situation where General Fund appropriations made by the Legislature for a fiscal year exceed the estimated revenues adopted by the Executive Appropriations Committee of the Legislature for the General Fund in that fiscal year. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 78A-2-113
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
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During a General Fund budget deficit, the governor, president of the Senate, speaker of the House, and chief justice of the Supreme Court, may, by unanimous vote, implement a judicial hiring freeze for judicial vacancies for:
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a juvenile court district with three or more juvenile court judges; |
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a district court district with three or more district court judges; |
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all appellate court judges; or |
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any combination of Subsections (2)(a) through (c). |
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In implementing a judicial hiring freeze, the governor, president of the Senate, speaker of the House, and chief justice of the Supreme Court shall:
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establish the length of that hiring freeze; and |
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ensure that the hiring freeze lasts at least 90 days, but not longer than the last day of the annual general session of the Legislature. |
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Enacted by Chapter 175, 2010 General Session
