(1)  The district court of each district shall develop systems of case management.

Terms Used In Utah Code 78A-5-103

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2)  The case management systems developed by a district court shall:

(a)  ensure judicial accountability for the just and timely disposition of cases; and

(b)  provide for each judge a full judicial work load that accommodates differences in the subject matter or complexity of cases assigned to different judges.

(3)  A district court may establish divisions within the court for the efficient management of different types of cases. The existence of divisions within the court may not:

(a)  affect the jurisdiction of the court nor the validity of court orders; or

(b)  impede public access to the courts.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session