1. 8:00 a.m. Welcome and Approval of Minutes ........ Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
2. 8:05 a.m. FY 2025 Annual Budget Planning Overview ................................Ron Gordon
8:10 a.m. Legislature's Approach to FY 2026 Budget ................................Sean Faherty
Finance Manager, Legislative Fiscal Analyst
8:35 a.m. FY 2024 Filings and Disposition Count...............................Tucker Samuelsen
Heather Marshall
Zerina Ocanovic
9:15 a.m. Introduction to Budget Requests Prioritization Process ...........Karl Sweeney
9:25 a.m. FY 2026 Legislative Budget Requests
Court of Appeals Judge ........................................................................Nick Stiles
Core Courthouse Workforce Retention .........................................Ron Gordon
Bart Olsen
Judicial Assistants and Court Staff ................................................. Ron Gordon
Bart Olsen
IT Essential Software Funding.......................................................Brody Arishita
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Utah Economic Outlook ....................................................... Dr. Robbie Foxxe
GOPB Chief Economist and
Managing Director of Policy and Economic Analysis
10:50 a.m. Continue with FY 2026 Legislative Budget Requests
Juvenile and District Judicial Officers.......................................Sonia Sweeney
Judge Kirk Morgan
Judge Douglas Nielsen
Brett Folkman
Shelly Waite
Judge William Kendall
Shane Bahr
Jury, Witness, Interpreter Fund ............................................. Jonathan Puente
Jessica Leavitt
Guardianship Signature Program ................................................ Keri Sargent
11:45 a.m. Break/Lunch
12:00 p.m. Prioritize FY 2026 Legislative Budget Requests ......................Karl Sweeney
Legislative Budget Requests - Scoring Worksheet ..............Alisha Johnson
3. 12:35 p.m. Chair's Report ........................................... Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
4. 12:40 p.m. State Court Administrator's Report............................................ Ron Gordon
5. 12:50 p.m. Reports: Management Committee .........Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
Budget and Fiscal Management Committee ..................................... Vacant
Liaison Committee ...................................................... Justice Paige Petersen
Policy, Planning, and Technology Committee ............Judge Samuel Chiara
Bar Commission ..............................................................Margaret Plane, esq.
6. 1:00 p.m. Budget and Grants ........................................................................Karl Sweeney
Alisha Johnson
Jordan Murray
7. 1:20 p.m. OCAP Fee Increase .................................................................. Nathanael Player
Jonathan Mark
1:35 p.m. Break
8. 1:45 p.m. Proposed Judicial Education Program Required by ....................Ron Gordon
HB 272 Lauren Andersen
Tonia Wilson
Amy Hernandez
9. 1:55 p.m. Rule 3-102 Amendment ..................................................................Ron Gordon
10. 2:05 p.m. Executive Committee Assignments .............................................Ron Gordon
(TAB 16 - Action)
11. 2:10 p.m. Rules for Final Approval ........................................................... Keisa Williams
12. 2:20 p.m. Old Business / New Business ....................................................................... All
13. 2:30 p.m. Adjourn ................................................... Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
Consent Calendar
The consent calendar items in this section are approved without discussion if no objection has
been raised with the Administrative Office of the Courts or with a Judicial Council member by
the scheduled Judicial Council meeting or with the Chair of the Judicial Council during the
scheduled Judicial Council meeting.
1. Rules for Public Comment
2. Facilities Planning Standing Committee Term Extensions
3. Committee on Fairness and Accountability Vacancy
4. Forms Committee - Forms for Approval
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
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