§ 78A-2-101 Title
§ 78A-2-102 Purpose
§ 78A-2-103 Definitions
§ 78A-2-103 v2 Definitions
§ 78A-2-104 Judicial Council — Creation — Members — Terms and election — Responsibilities — Reports — Guardian Ad Litem Oversight Committee
§ 78A-2-104 v2 Judicial Council — Creation — Members — Terms and election — Responsibilities — Reports — Guardian Ad Litem Oversight Committee
§ 78A-2-105 State court administrator — Appointment — Qualifications — Salary
§ 78A-2-106 Presiding officer — Compensation — Duties
§ 78A-2-107 Court administrator — Powers, duties, and responsibilities
§ 78A-2-107 v2 Court administrator — Powers, duties, and responsibilities
§ 78A-2-108 Assistants for state court administrator — Appointment of trial court executives
§ 78A-2-108 v2 Assistants for state court administrator — Appointment of trial court executives
§ 78A-2-109 Courts to provide information and statistical data to state court administrator
§ 78A-2-109.5 Court demographics reporting
§ 78A-2-109.5 v2 Court data collection and reporting
§ 78A-2-110 Data bases for judicial boards
§ 78A-2-110 v2 Databases for judicial boards
§ 78A-2-111 Annual judicial conference
§ 78A-2-112 Grants to nonprofit legal assistance organization
§ 78A-2-113 Judicial hiring freeze authorized
§ 78A-2-113 v2 Judicial hiring freeze authorized

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78A > Chapter 2 > Part 1 - Judicial Administration

  • Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Conference: means the annual statewide judicial conference established by Section 78A-2-111. See Utah Code 78A-2-103
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Council: means the Judicial Council established by Article VIII, Sec. See Utah Code 78A-2-103
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • 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.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Guardian: includes a person who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Judicial Council: means the Judicial Council established by Utah Constitution, Article VIII, Section 12. See Utah Code 78A-2-103 v2
  • 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.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.