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Owens: Don’t appoint AG

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:01:06 MDT

Owens: Don’t appoint AG

By steve owens

Updated Jun 8, 2013 01:01AM MDT

State Sen. Todd Weiler said in a June 2 op-ed for The Tribune that he wants to allow the governor to appoint our state’s attorney general. I like and respect Weiler, but he is trying to solve the wrong problem. In his “Utah attorney general should be appointed,” he does not mention John Swallow, but obviously the attorney general’s present predicament is what has started the conversation. Our problem is that our AG sought and obtained hundreds of thousands of campaign dollars from shady sources....

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Applications sought for vacancy on Utah Court of Appeals

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:57:09 MDT

Applications sought for vacancy on Utah Court of Appeals

Updated Jun 8, 2013 10:57PM MDT

Applications are being accepted for a vacancy on the Utah Court of Appeals, resulting from the upcoming Sept. 15 retirement of Judge William Thorne Jr. Applications must be received by the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 19. Applicants must submit: (1) a completed application form; (2) a legal writing sample of no more than 10 pages (writing sample may be an excerpt); and (3) a two-page essay addressing the following topic: A Personal or Professional ...