75E-2-209. Judicial selection -- Rulemaking.
The department shall:
(1) enact rules establishing procedures for the meetings of a judicial nominating commission created under Section 78A-10a-302, 78A-10a-402, or 78A-10a-502 in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
(2) ensure that the rules described in Subsection (1):
(a) comply with the requirements of Title 78A, Chapter 10a, Judicial Selection;
(b) include standards that:
(i) maintain the confidentiality of applications for a judicial vacancy and related documents;
(ii) address destroying the records of the names of applicants, applications, and related documents upon the completion of the judicial nomination process; and
(iii) govern a judicial nominating commission member's disqualification and inability to serve;
(c) allow for public comment concerning the judicial nomination process, qualifications for judicial office, and individual applicants;
(d) include evaluation criteria for the selection of judicial nominees; and
(e) address procedures for:
(i) taking summary minutes at a judicial nominating commission meeting;
(ii) simultaneously forwarding the names of nominees to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel as described in Subsection 78A-10a-203(5); and
(iii) requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to immediately inform the governor when a judge is removed, resigns, or retires.