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Judicial Branch

Entity

Judicial Council

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Administrative Office of the Courts

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Notice Title

Judicial Council Meeting

Notice Type(s)

Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

May 18, 2026 09:00 AM

Description/Agenda

JUDICIAL COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA May 18, 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. 09:00 a.m. Welcome & Approval of Minutes...................Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant (TAB 1 - Action) 2. 09:05 a.m. Chair's Report.................................................Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant (Information) 3. 09:10 a.m. State Court Administrator's Report...................................................Ron Gordon (Information) 4. 09:20 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. (TAB 2 - Information) 5. 09:30 a.m. Budget and Grants...........................................................................Karl Sweeney (TAB 3 - Action) Alisha Johnson 6. 09:40 a.m. Board of District Court Judges Report................................Judge Don Torgerson (Information) Shane Bahr 7. 09:50 a.m. WINGS Committee Performance Assessment.....................Judge Coral Sanchez (TAB 4 - Action) Keri Sargent 8. 10:00 a.m. ADR Committee Annual Report..............................................Judge Adam Mow (TAB 5- Information) Nini Rich 10:10 a.m. Break 9. 10:20 a.m. Certification of Treatment Courts......................................................Cris Seabury (TAB 6 - Action) Katy Erickson 10. 10:30 a.m. JPEC Report......................................................................Mary-Margaret Pingree (Information) 11. 10:45 a.m. Annual Reports from the Boards of Judges Ron Gordon (Discussion) 12. 10:55 a.m. Expedited HR Policy Amendments . .Bart Olsen (TAB 7 Action) Jeremy Marsh 13. 11:05 a.m. Rules for Final Approval..............................................................Keisa Williams (TAB 8 - Action) 14. 11:15 a.m. Senior Judge Appointment Neira Siaperas (Action) 15. 11:20 a.m. Old Business / New Business..........................................................................All (Discussion) 16. 11:30 a.m. Consent Calendar............................................Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant (Action) 17. 11:35 a.m. Executive Session............................................................................................All 18. 12:05 p.m. Adjourn............................................................Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant Consent Calendar 1. Rules for Public Comment (TAB 9) 2. Forms (TAB 10) 3. MUJI (Civil) Committee Appointments (TAB 11) 4. WINGS Committee Appointments (TAB 12)

Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should call 801-578-3806.

Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation

Webinar topic: Judicial Council Meeting Date and time: Monday, May 18, 2026 9:00 AM | (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada) Join link: https://utcourts.webex.com/utcourts/j.php?MTID=m54de70eab101f47e326c2d43c45b4277 Webinar number: 2480 272 5009 Webinar password: kuFdeZE9F53 (58333939 when dialing from a phone or video system) Join by phone +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Access code: 248 027 25009

Meeting Information

Meeting Location

450 S State St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
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Contact Name

Neira Siaperas

Contact Email

neiras@utcourts.gov

Contact Phone

801-578-3805

Notice Posting Details

Notice Posted On

May 11, 2026 03:16 PM

Notice Last Edited On

May 12, 2026 03:50 PM

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