JUDICIAL COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
December 15, 2025
Hybrid Meeting (in person and Webex)
Matheson Courthouse - Council Room
450 S State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant, Presiding
1. 9:00 a.m. Welcome & Approval of Minutes ...........Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
(TAB 1 - Action)
2. 9:05 a.m. Chair's Report ....... ............Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
(Information)
3. 9:10 a.m. Board of Juvenile Judges Report.................................Judge Rick Westmoreland
(Information) Daniel Meza Rincon
4. 9:20 a.m. State Court Administrator's Report .....................Ron Gordon
(Information)
5. 9:30 a.m. Reports: Management Committee ...........Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
Budget and Fiscal Management Committee ............ ...Judge Rita Cornish
Liaison Committee ................... ............................ .Vacant
Policy, Planning, and Technology Committee ........... Judge James Gardner
Bar Commission .................... ....... .Katie Woods, esq.
(TAB 2 - Information)
6. 9:40 a.m. Board of Justice Court Judges Report.......................................Judge Clay Stucki
(Information) Jim Peters
7. 9:50 a.m. Budget and Grants .................. . Karl Sweeney
(TAB 3 - Action) Alisha Johnson
8. 10:05 a.m. MUJI (Criminal) Annual Report.............................................Judge Teresa Welch
(TAB 4 - Information) Jace Willard
9. 10:10 a.m. Standing Education Committee Annual Report.....................Lauren Andersen
(TAB 5 - Information)
10. 10:20 a.m. Rule 1-205 Performance Assessment Report........................Michael Drechsel
(TAB 6 - Action)
11. 10:30 a.m. Certification of Treatment Courts......................................................Cris Seabury
(TAB 7 - Action) Katy Erickson
12. 10:40 a.m. Basic Guidelines Guardianship Handbook.................................Shonna Thomas
(TAB 8 - Action)
13. 10:50 a.m. Judicial Conduct Commission Report..............................................Alex Peterson
(TAB 9 - Information) Joe McGivern
14. 11:10 a.m. Old Business / New Business ...... .................... .......All
15. 11:20 a.m. Consent Calendar... ................. ....Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
(Action)
16. 11:25 a.m. Adjourn ....................... ... Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
Consent Calendar
1. Forms
(TAB 10)
2. MUJI (Criminal) Committee Appointment
(TAB 11)
3. Grand Jury Appointment
(TAB 12)
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
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