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Utah Supreme Court
Since 1998, the Utah Supreme Court has met in the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse. The Court previously met in the Utah State Capitol.
Country	Utah , United States
Location	Salt Lake City
Composition method	Executive appointment with legislative confirmation andretention elections
Authorized by	Utah State Constitution
Decisions are appealed to	Supreme Court of the United States
Number of positions	5
Website	Official site
Chief Justice
Currently	Matthew B. Durrant
Since	2012

The Utah Supreme Court is the supreme court of the state of Utah. It has final authority of interpretation of the Utah Constitution. The Utah Supreme Court is composed of five members: a chief justice, an associate chief justice, and threejustices. All justices are appointed by the governor of Utah, with confirmation by the Utah Senate. The justices vote amongst themselves for the chief justice and associate chief justice, who each serve a term of four years.

Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Supreme Court Justices 3 References 4 External links

[edit]History

In 1998, the Utah Supreme Court moved into the Scott M. Matheson courthouse. The multimillion-dollar building was nicknamed the "Taj Mahal" by some critics over its cost. Prior to that, the court met in the Utah State Capitol.^[1]

[edit]Supreme Court Justices

As of April 2012, the justices are:

• Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant Appointed January 2000, became Chief Justice April 2012.


• Associate Chief Justice Ronald E. Nehring Appointed May 2003, became Associate Chief Justice April 2012.


• Justice Christine M. Durham Appointed 1982, served as Chief Justice April 2002-March 2012.


• Justice Jill N. Parrish Appointed January 2003.


• Justice Thomas R. Lee Appointed June 2010.

[edit]References

[edit]External links

 Media related to Supreme Court of Utah at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

Coordinates: 40.759497°N 111.888918°W

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