§ 78A-12-207 — Evaluation of justice court judges.

(1) The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission shall:

(1)(a) conduct a performance evaluation for each justice court judge in the third and fifth year of the justice court judge's term;
(1)(b) classify each justice court judge into one of the following three categories:
(1)(b)(i) full evaluation;
(1)(b)(ii) midlevel evaluation; or
(1)(b)(iii) basic evaluation; and
(1)(c) establish evaluation criteria for each of the three categories.
(2) A full evaluation justice court judge shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter.
(3) A midlevel evaluation justice court judge shall be governed by this chapter, except as provided below:

(3)(a) the commission shall administer an intercept survey periodically outside the courtroom of the evaluated justice court judge in lieu of the survey specified in Section 78A-12-204; and
(3)(b) courtroom observation may not be conducted for midlevel evaluation justice court judges.
(4) A basic evaluation justice court judge shall be governed by this chapter, except as provided below:

(4)(a) basic evaluation justice court judges shall comply with minimum performance standards for judicial education, judicial conduct, cases under advisement, and any other standards the commission may promulgate by administrative rule; and
(4)(b) courtroom observation and surveys may not be conducted for basic evaluation justice court judges.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 81, 2017 General Session