Rule 1-205. Standing and Ad Hoc Committees.
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Rule 1-205. Standing and Ad Hoc Committees.
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To establish standing and ad hoc committees to assist the Council and provide
recommendations on topical issues.
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This rule applies to the internal operation of the Council.
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(1) Standing Committees.
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Intent:
To establish uniform terms and a uniform method for appointing committee members.
To provide for a periodic review of existing committees to assure that their activities are
appropriately related to the administration of the judiciary.
Applicability:
Statement of the Rule:
(1)(A) Establishment. The following standing committees of the Council are hereby
established:
(1)(A)(i) Uniform Fine Committee;
(1)(A)(ii) Ethics Advisory Committee;
(1)(A)(iii) Judicial Branch Education Committee;
(1)(A)(iv) Court Facility Planning Committee;
(1)(A)(v) Committee on Children and Family Law;
(1)(A)(vi) Committee on Resources for Self-represented Parties;
(1)(A)(vii) Language Access Committee;
(1)(A)(viii) Guardian ad Litem Oversight Committee;
(1)(A)(ix) Committee on Model Utah Civil Jury Instructions;
(1)(A)(x) Committee on Model Utah Criminal Jury Instructions;
(1)(A)(xi) Committee on Court Forms;
(1)(A)(xii) Committee on Fairness and Accountability;
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(1)(A)(xiii) Working Interdisciplinary Network of Guardianship Stakeholders
(WINGS); and
(1)(A)(xiv) Tribal Liaison Committee.
(1)(B) Composition.
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(1)(B)(i) The Uniform Fine Committee performs the duties described in Rule 4302 and will consist of:
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(1)(B)(i)(a) one district court judge who has experience with a felony
docket;
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(1)(B)(i)(ab) onethree district court judges who havewho has experience
with a misdemeanor criminal docket; and
(1)(B)(i)(bc) twofour justice court judges.
(1)(B)(ii) The Ethics Advisory Committee performs the duties described in Rule
3-109 and will consist of:
(1)(B)(ii)(a) one judge from the Court of Appeals;
(1)(B)(ii)(b) one district court judge from Judicial Districts 2, 3, or 4;
(1)(B)(ii)(c) one district court judge from Judicial Districts 1, 5, 6, 7, or 8;
(1)(B)(ii)(d) one juvenile court judge;
(1)(B)(ii)(e) one justice court judge; and
(1)(B)(ii)(f) an attorney from either the Bar or a college of law.
(1)(B)(iii) The Judicial Branch Education Committee performs the duties
described in Rule 3-403 and will consist of:
(1)(B)(iii)(a) one judge from an appellate court;
(1)(B)(iii)(b) one district court judge from Judicial Districts 2, 3, or 4;
(1)(B)(iii)(c) one district court judge from Judicial Districts 1, 5, 6, 7, or 8;
(1)(B)(iii)(d) one juvenile court judge;
(1)(B)(iii)(e) the education liaison of the Board of Justice Court Judges;
(1)(B)(iii)(f) one court level administrator;
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(1)(B)(iii)(g) the Human Resources Director;
(1)(B)(iii)(h) one court executive;
(1)(B)(iii)(i) one juvenile court probation representative;
(1)(B)(iii)(j) two court clerks from different levels of court and different
judicial districts;
(1)(B)(iii)(k) one data processing manager; and
(1)(B)(iii)(l) one adult educator from higher education.
(1)(B)(iii)(m) The Human Resources Director and the adult educator will
serve as non-voting members. The court level administrator and the
Human Resources Director will serve as permanent Committee members.
(1)(B)(iv) The Court Facility Planning Committee performs the duties
described in Rule 3-409 and will consist of:
(1)(B)(iv)(a) one judge from each level of trial court;
(1)(B)(iv)(b) one appellate court judge;
(1)(B)(iv)(c) the state court administrator;
(1)(B)(iv)(d) a trial court executive;
(1)(B)(iv)(e) two business people with experience in the construction or
financing of facilities;
(1)(B)(iv)(f) the court security director; and
1(B)(iv)(g) two community representatives who are knowledgeable about
the needs of the self-represented litigants.
(1)(B)(v) The Committee on Children and Family Law performs the duties
described in Rule 4-908 and will consist of:
(1)(B)(v)(a) one Senator appointed by the President of the Senate;
(1)(B)(v)(b) the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services
or designee;
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(1)(B)(v)(c) one attorney of the Executive Committee of the Family Law
Section of the Utah State Bar;
(1)(B)(v)(d) one attorney with experience in abuse, neglect and
dependency cases;
(1)(B)(v)(e) one attorney with experience representing parents in abuse,
neglect and dependency cases;
(1)(B)(v)(f) one representative of a child advocacy organization;
(1)(B)(v)(g) the ADR Program Director or designee;
(1)(B)(v)(h) one professional in the area of child development;
(1)(B)(v)(i) one mental health professional;
(1)(B)(v)(j) two community representatives who are knowledgeable about
the needs of self-represented litigants;
(1)(B)(v)(k) the Director of the Office of Guardian ad Litem or designee;
(1)(B)(v)(l) one court commissioner;
(1)(B)(v)(m) two district court judges; and
(1)(B)(v)(n) two juvenile court judges.
(1)(B)(v)(o) One of the district court judges and one of the juvenile court
judges will serve as co-chairs to the committee. In its discretion, the
committee may appoint non-members to serve on its subcommittees.
(1)(B)(vi) The Committee on Resources for Self-represented Parties performs
the duties described in Rule 3-115 and will consist of:
(1)(B)(vi)(a) two district court judges;
(1)(B)(vi)(b) one juvenile court judge;
(1)(B)(vi)(c) two justice court judges;
(1)(B)(vi)(d) three clerks of court – one from an appellate court, one from
an urban district and one from a rural district;
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(1)(B)(vi)(e) one representative from a social services organization
providing direct services to underserved communities;
(1)(B)(vi)(f) one representative from the Utah State Bar;
(1)(B)(vi)(g) two representatives from legal service organizations that
serve low-income clients;
(1)(B)(vi)(h) one private attorney experienced in providing services to selfrepresented parties;
(1)(B)(vi)(i) two law school representatives;
(1)(B)(vi)(j) the state law librarian; and
(1)(B)(vi)(k) two community representatives who are knowledgeable
about the needs of self-represented litigants.
(1)(B)(vii) The Language Access Committee performs the duties described in
Rule 3-306.02 and will consist of:
(1)(B)(vii)(a) one district court judge;
(1)(B)(vii)(b) one juvenile court judge;
(1)(B)(vii)(c) one justice court judge;
(1)(B)(vii)(d) one trial court executive;
(1)(B)(vii)(e) one court clerk;
(1)(B)(vii)(f) one interpreter coordinator;
(1)(B)(vii)(g) one probation officer;
(1)(B)(vii)(h) one prosecuting attorney;
(1)(B)(vii)(i) one defense attorney;
(1)(B)(vii)(j) two certified interpreters;
(1)(B)(vii)(k) one approved interpreter;
(1)(B)(vii)(l) one expert in the field of linguistics;
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(1)(B)(vii)(m) one American Sign Language representative; and
(1)(B)(vii)(n) two community representatives who are knowledgeable
about the needs of self-represented litigants.
(1)(B)(viii) The Guardian ad Litem Oversight Committee performs the duties
described in Rule 4-906 and will consist of:
(1)(B)(viii)(a) seven members with experience in the administration of law
and public services selected from public, private and non-profit
organizations.
(1)(B)(ix) The Committee on Model Utah Civil Jury Instructions performs the
duties described in Rule 3-418 and will consist of:
(1)(B)(ix)(a) two district court judges;
(1)(B)(ix)(b) four lawyers who primarily represent plaintiffs;
(1)(B)(ix)(c) four lawyers who primarily represent defendants; and
(1)(B)(ix)(d) one person skilled in linguistics or communication.
(1)(B)(x) The Committee on Model Utah Criminal Jury Instructions performs
the duties described in Rule 3-418 and will consist of:
(1)(B)(x)(a) two district court judges;
(1)(B)(x)(b) one justice court judge;
(1)(B)(x)(c) four prosecutors;
(1)(B)(x)(d) four defense counsel; and
(1)(B)(x)(e) one person skilled in linguistics or communication.
(1)(B)(xi) The Committee on Court Forms performs the duties described in
Rule 3-117 and will consist of:
(1)(B)(xi)(a) two district court judges;
(1)(B)(xi)(b) one court commissioner;
(1)(B)(xi)(c) one juvenile court judge;
(1)(B)(xi)(d) one justice court judge;
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(1)(B)(xi)(e) one court clerk;
(1)(B)(xi)(f) one appellate court staff attorney;
(1)(B)(xi)(g) one representative from the Self-Help Center;
(1)(B)(xi)(h) the State Law Librarian;
(1)(B)(xi)(i) the district court administrator or designee;
(1)(B)(xi)(j) one representative from a legal service organization that
serves low-income clients;
(1)(B)(xi)(k) one paralegal;
(1)(B)(xi)(l) one educator from a paralegal program or law school;
(1)(B)(xi)(m) one person skilled in linguistics or communication;
(1)(B)(xi)(n) one representative from the Utah State Bar;
(1)(B)(xii)(o) the Licensed Paralegal Practitioner (LPP) administrator; and
(1)(B)(xii)(p) two community representatives who are knowledgeable
about the needs of the self-represented litigants.
(1)(B)(xii) The Committee on Fairness and Accountability performs the duties
described in Rule 3-420. The committee will include members who demonstrate
an interest in or who have experience with issues of diversity, equity, and
inclusion and will consist of:
(1)(B)(xii)(a) one district court judge;
(1)(B)(xii)(b) one juvenile court judge;
(1)(B)(xii)(c) one justice court judge;
(1)(B)(xii)(d) one appellate court judge;
(1)(B)(xii)(e) two former judges from any court level;
(1)(B)(xii)(f) the General Counsel or designee;
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(1)(B)(xii)(g) two community representatives who are knowledgeable
about the needs of self-represented litigants;
(1)(B)(xii)(h) the Director of the Office of Fairness and Accountability;
(1)(B)(xii)(i) the Director of Data and Research or designee; and
(1)(B)(xii)(j) up to two additional qualified individuals.
(1)(B)(xiii) The Working Interdisciplinary Network of Guardianship
Stakeholders (WINGS) performs the duties described in Rule 3-421, and will
consist of:
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(1)(B)(xiii)(a) Judiciary representatives:
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(1)(B)(xiii)(b) Community stakeholder representatives:
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(1)(B)(xiii)(a)(i) two or more district court judges;
(1)(B)(xiii)(a)(ii) two or more district court judicial support staff with
experience in guardianship matters;
(1)(B)(xiii)(a)(iii) one representative from the Guardianship
Reporting and Monitoring Program (GRAMP); and
(1)(B)(xiii)(a)(iv) one representative from the Court Visitor
Program.
(1)(B)(xiii)(b)(i) one representative from Adult Protective Services;
(1)(B)(xiii)(b)(ii) one representative from Disability Law Center;
(1)(B)(xiii)(b)(iii) one representative from Adult and Aging
Services;
(1)(B)(xiii)(b)(iv) one representative from Office of Public
Guardian;
(1)(B)(xiii)(b)(v) one representative from the Utah State Bar;
(1)(B)(xiii)(b)(vi) one representative from Office of the Attorney
General;
(1)(B)(xiii)(b)(vii) one representative from the Utah legislature;
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(1)(B)(xiii)(b)(viii) one representative from the Utah Commission
on Aging;
(1)(B)(xiii)(b)(ix) one representative from Utah Legal Services; and
(1)(B)(xiii)(b)(x) the Long-Term Care Ombudsman or designee.
(1)(B)(xiii)(c) Individual community representatives. Three or more
community stakeholders representing:
(1)(B)(xiii)(c)(i) mental health community;
(1)(B)(xiii)(c)(ii) medical community;
(1)(B)(xiii)(c)(iii) private legal community that specializes in
guardianship matters;
(1)(B)(xiii)(c)(iv) aging-adult services community;
(1)(B)(xiii)(c)(v) educator from a legal program or law school;
(1)(B)(xiii)(c)(vi) organization serving low-income, minorities, or
marginalized communities;
(1)(B)(xiii)(c)(vii) citizens under or involved in guardianship; and
(1)(B)(xiii)(c)(viii) other organizations with a focus including, but
not limited to guardianship, aging, legal services, or disability.
(1)(B)(xiv) The Tribal Liaison Committee performs the duties described in Rule
3-422 and will consist of:
(1)(B)(xiv)(a) one district court judge;
(1)(B)(xiv)(b) one juvenile court judge;
(1)(B)(xiv)(c) one justice court judge;
(1)(B)(xiv)(d) one appellate court judge;
(1)(B)(xiv)(e) one federal district court judge or magistrate;
(1)(B)(xiv)(f) one tribal court judge;
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(1)(B)(xiv)(g) two representatives of Utah’s Indian Tribes or affiliated
community groups;
(1)(B)(xiv)(h) the Tribal Liaison;
(1)(B)(xiv)(i) one trial court executive;
(1)(B)(xiv)(j) one clerk of court or designee;
(1)(B)(xiv)(k) one representative from the Utah State Bar Indian Law
Section;
(1)(B)(xiv)(l) one representative from the United States Attorney’s Office;
(1)(B)(xiv)(m) one representative from the Indigent Defense Commission;
and
(1)(B)(xiv)(n) one representative from the Guardian ad Litem’s Office.
(1)(C) Standing committee meetings and chairs. The Council will designate the chair
of each standing committee. Standing committees will meet as necessary to accomplish
their work. Except for the Committee on Fairness and Accountability, Council members
may not serve, participate or vote on standing committees. Standing committees may
invite participation by others as they deem advisable, but only members designated by
this rule may make motions and vote. All members designated by this rule may make
motions and vote unless otherwise specified. Standing committees may form
subcommittees as they deem advisable.
(1)(D) Committee performance review.
(1)(D)(i) Council. Standing committees will report to the Council as necessary,
but at least annually.
(1)(D)(ii) Committee assessment. At least once every three years, the chair of
each standing committee will conduct a performance assessment. Chairs should,
at a minimum, consider:
(1)(D)(iii)(a) whether there is a more efficient way to accomplish the
committee’s work;
(1)(D)(iii)(b) whether there are any redundancies that would allow for
consolidation with other committees or working groups; and
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(1)(D)(iii)(c) whether the committee continues to serve its purpose or
could be dissolved.
(1)(D)(iii) Management Committee. Committee chairs will report the results of
the performance assessment in paragraph (1)(D)(ii) to the Management
Committee. If the Management Committee determines that the committee
continues to serve its purpose, the Management Committee will recommend to
the Council that the committee continue. If the Management Committee
determines that modification of a committee is warranted, it may so recommend
to the Council.
(1)(D)(iv) Guardian ad Litem Oversight Committee. The Guardian ad Litem
Oversight Committee, recognized by Utah Code section 78A-2-104, will not
terminate.
(2) Ad hoc committees. The Council may form ad hoc committees or task forces to consider
topical issues outside the scope of the standing committees and to recommend rules or
resolutions concerning such issues. The Council may set and extend a date for the termination
of any ad hoc committee. The Council may invite non-Council members to participate and vote
on ad hoc committees. Ad hoc committees will keep the Council informed of their activities. Ad
hoc committees may form sub-committees as they deem advisable. Ad hoc committees will
disband upon issuing a final report or recommendation(s) to the Council, upon expiration of the
time set for termination, or upon the order of the Council.
(3) General provisions.
(3)(A) Appointment process.
(3)(A)(i) Administrator's responsibilities. The state court administrator will
select a member of the administrative staff to serve as the administrator for
committee appointments. Except as otherwise provided in this rule, the
administrator will:
(3)(A)(i)(a) announce expected vacancies on standing committees two
months in advance and announce vacancies on ad hoc committees in a
timely manner;
(3)(A)(i)(b) for new appointments, obtain an indication of willingness to
serve from each prospective appointee and information regarding the
prospective appointee's present and past committee service;
(3)(A)(i)(c) for reappointments, obtain an indication of willingness to serve
from the prospective reappointee, the length of the prospective
reappointee's service on the committee, the attendance record of the
prospective reappointee, the prospective reappointee's contributions to
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the committee, and the prospective reappointee's other present and past
committee assignments; and
(3)(A)(i)(d) present a list of prospective appointees and reappointees to
the Council and report on recommendations received regarding the
appointment of members and chairs.
(3)(A)(ii) Council's responsibilities. The Council will appoint the chair of each
committee. Whenever practical, appointments will reflect geographical, gender,
cultural, and ethnic diversity.
(3)(B) Terms. Except as otherwise provided in this rule, standing committee members
will serve staggered three-year terms. Standing committee members may not serve
more than two consecutive terms on a committee unless the Council determines that
exceptional circumstances exist which justify service of more than two consecutive
terms.
(3)(C) Expenses. Members of standing and ad hoc committees may receive
reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the execution of their
duties as committee members.
(3)(D) Secretariat. The Administrative Office will serve as secretariat to the Council's
committees.
Effective: July 1, 2025
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