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Judicial confirmation committee endorses Gov. Cox’s 2 Utah Supreme Court picks
After spending two hearings grilling Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s nominees to fill two new seats on the expanded Utah Supreme Court, a panel of lawmakers has given its stamp of approval. The Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee voted on Monday to endorse both Jay Jorgensen and Stephen Dent, advancing them for consideration in front of the full Senate, which is scheduled to vote on their confirmations Wednesday. Republican and Democratic lawmakers on the committee questioned both Jorgensen and Dent for hours on Friday and Monday during their two-day confirmation hearings. The ...
