78A-12-207. Evaluation of justice court judges.
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The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission shall:
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conduct a performance evaluation for each justice court judge in the third and fifth year of the justice court judge‘s term; |
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classify each justice court judge into one of the following three categories:
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midlevel evaluation; or |
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basic evaluation; and |
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establish evaluation criteria for each of the three categories. |
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A full evaluation justice court judge shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter. |
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A midlevel evaluation justice court judge shall be governed by this chapter, except as provided below:
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the commission shall administer an intercept survey periodically outside the courtroom of the evaluated justice court judge in lieu of the survey specified in Section 78A-12-204; and |
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courtroom observation may not be conducted for midlevel evaluation justice court judges. |
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A basic evaluation justice court judge shall be governed by this chapter, except as provided below:
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basic evaluation justice court judges shall comply with minimum performance standards for judicial education, judicial conduct, cases under advisement, and any other standards the commission may promulgate by administrative rule; and |
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courtroom observation and surveys may not be conducted for basic evaluation justice court judges. |
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Amended by Chapter 81, 2017 General Session
