Seven nominees have been selected for a vacancy on the Utah Court of Appeals bench that will be created by the upcoming retirement of Judge Pamela Greenwood.

The nominees are 3rd District Judge Michele Christiansen; 2nd District Judge David Connors; 4th District Judge David Mortensen; Paul Moxley, partner in the law firm of Parsons Kinghorn Harris; 3rd District Judge Anthony Quinn; 3rd District Judge Stephen Roth; and Jeannette Swent, civil division chief for the U.S. Attorney's Office.

A 10-day public comment period will be held before the names are submitted to Gov. Gary Herbert.

Court of Appeals Nominating Commission Chairman Gayle McKeachnie is accepting written comments regarding the nominees at the Administrative Office of the Courts, P.O. Box 140241, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0241. The deadline for written comments is Nov. 30, by 5 p.m.

The commission may request further interviews or an investigation of the nominees after reviewing public comments.

Following the comment period, the names will be sent to the governor, who has 30 days to select a candidate. The governor's nominee is then forwarded to the Senate Confirmation Committee, which reviews the nominee's qualifications and conducts a public hearing and interview session. The Senate Confirmation Committee will forward the final nominee to the Utah State Senate, which has 60 days from the governor's nomination to confirm the nominee.


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