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Legal professionals protest against bills that seek to reshape Utah’s judicial branch

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More than 900 attorneys across the Beehive State signed a letter urging lawmakers to reject a handful of different efforts to reform the judiciary.

The bills range from the makeup of the state’s Supreme Court to setting up a process for lawmakers to make retention recommendations for judges on the ballot.

SB 296 would allow vacancies in the high court and court of appeals to be filled by appointment of the judges.

SB 203 looks to limit who has third -party standing (people different from the plaintiff) and add requirements for when an association can bring a case on behalf of its members.