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Davis High School sophmore Carissa Uresk,16, was chosen to spend a day with Judge David Hamilton in Courtroom 3 in 2nd District Court in Farmington on Wednesday. (KENDAL RUSSELL/Standard-Examiner)

Davis High sophomore a 'Judge for a Day'

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 10:45pm

FARMINGTON — Carissa Uresk, sitting next to the court clerk, flipped through the pages of the court calendar as the judge called each case to the podium.

The Davis High School sophomore is one of six students selected to participate in the “Judge for a Day” program in 2nd and 3rd district courts during April and May.

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New judge named in George Zimmerman case

Rene Stutzman The Orlando Sentinel

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 3:59pm

SANFORD, Fla. - The new judge in the George Zimmerman murder case will be Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester Jr., who has been on the bench 15 years.

The case passed to him Wednesday, but not before things got a bit complicated.

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Jon Greiner has filed for a Weber County Commission seat. (Standard-Examiner file photo)

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Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 16, 2012 - 11:26am

OGDEN — Former Ogden police chief and state Sen. Jon Greiner is back in the political arena, filing his candidacy for Weber County Commission Seat C.

Also filing for the seat are fellow Republican Matthew Bell, chairman of the Weber County Republican Party, and Democrat Corey Combe.

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Democratic candidate for governor visits Davis businesses; others seek office

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 11:52pm

LAYTON — Retired Maj. Gen. Peter S. Cooke, Democratic candidate for governor, made a series of whistle-stops Thursday, visiting businesses throughout Davis County.

Cooke’s visits were coordinated around a noon luncheon at the Joy Luck Restaurant in Bountiful. There, Cooke addressed Bountiful city elected leaders, city staff and “regular, everyday Bountiful residents,” said Rob Miller, campaign spokesman.

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Former death row inmate threatens judge, police say

Jennifer Feehan, Jim Provance Toledo Blade

Last updated Friday, January 20, 2012 - 12:49pm

OTTAWA, Ohio -- Kenneth Richey spent two decades on Ohio's death row after his conviction for setting a fire that killed a 2-year-old girl. Now, less than four years after he was freed, he is charged with threatening a judge.

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Centerville amends budget to settle retirement agreement with judge

Tanna Woods Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 12:49am

CENTERVILLE -- The city council is amending its budget by more than $48,000 to cover a settlement agreement regarding retirement for a justice court judge.

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Ogden judges won't touch sheriff deputy's lawsuit

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 9:13am

OGDEN -- All seven judges in 2nd District Court in Ogden have recused themselves from hearing a sheriff deputy's lawsuit against Weber County, which moves the suit to Davis County.

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Four selected as temporary judges

Terrie L. Stephenson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, November 26, 2011 - 11:54pm

CLEARFIELD - The city council approved appointments that will keep justice court covered in a bind.

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Website allows people to evaluate Utah judges

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 16, 2011 - 8:31am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah judges will be evaluated by people who appear in their courtrooms through a new website launched by state officials.

The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission says Thursday that comments submitted through the website by people with first-hand experience with a judge will be used to formulate a public recommendation when judges stand for retention elections.

The 13-member commission also uses surveys of attorneys who have represented clients before a judge for their recommendations.

Judges in Utah face elections every six years and mus

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(ALEX BRANDON/The Associated Press) Judge Sonia Sotomayor beams as President Barack Obama applauds her during a White House East Room ceremony in Washington to announce her nomination. Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversify the nation’s federal judges: Nearly three of every four people he’s had confirmed to the federal bench are women or minorities, the first president ever who hasn’t selected a majority of white males for lifetime judgeships.

Obama picks more females, minorities for judges

Jesse J. Holland The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 7:08am

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversify the nation’s federal judiciary: Nearly three of every four people he has gotten confirmed to the federal bench are women or minorities. He is the first president who hasn’t selected a majority of white males for lifetime judgeships.

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