Vacancies.

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  • (1) The governor shall fill any vacancy on the Trial Court Nominating Commission.
  • (2) If a commissioner is disqualified or otherwise unable to serve, the governor shall appoint a new commissioner of the same political party as the unavailable commissioner.
  • (3) If a vacancy occurs among commission members who are also members of the Utah State Bar, the governor shall replace that commissioner with a person from a list of nominees submitted by the Utah State Bar as provided in Section 78A-10-302.
  • (4) The governor shall ensure that each person who is appointed to fill any vacancy in the office of commissioner, other than a vacancy caused by expiration of term, is a member of the same political party as the commissioner whom the person replaced.
  • (5) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the commissioner being replaced and may not be reappointed.




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