JUDICIAL COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
April 27, 2026
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
2. 9:05 a.m. Chair's Report ....... ............Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
3. 9:10 a.m. State Court Administrator's Report ....... ...........Ron Gordon
4. 9:20 a.m. Reports: Management Committee ............Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
Budget and Fiscal Management Committee ............... ...Judge Rita Cornish
Liaison Committee ......................Judge Brendan McCullagh
Policy, Planning, and Technology Committee ....... ........ Judge James Gardner
Bar Commission ....... ............................Katie Woods, esq.
(Information)
5. 9:30 a.m. WINGS Committee Report ......... .Judge Coral Sanchez
Shonna Thomas
6. 9:40 a.m. Budget and Grants ............... . ..........Karl Sweeney
Alisha Johnson
7. 9:55 a.m. Data Sharing .......................Jennifer Yim
8. 10:15 a.m. Uniform Fine Schedule... ...................................................Michael Drechsel
9. 10:20 a.m. Art Policy . ..........................Chris Talbot
10. 10:40 a.m. Certification of Treatment Courts..................................................Cris Seabury
Katy Erickson
10:50 a.m. Break
11. 11:00 a.m. Committee on Fairness and Accountability Report. ..Justice Jill Pohlman
Jon Puente
12. 11:10 a.m. Third District Commissioner Vacancy. .. ........ Mark Paradise
13. 11:15 a.m. Old Business / New Business .. ...... ................. ......All
14. 11:20 a.m. Consent Calendar... ...... ..... ....Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
15. 11:30 a.m. Senior Judge Appointment. ............ ... .Neira Siaperas
16. 11:35 a.m. Executive Session...... .................................................................................All
17. 12:20 p.m. Adjourn ......... ... ........... Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
Consent Calendar
1. Forms
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