This bill addresses the creation of a panel of judges in the district court.
This bill:
- provides that the Utah Supreme Court has exclusive and original appellate jurisdiction over a judgment or order from a panel of three district court judges;
- provides that the attorney general, the governor, or the Legislature may file a notice to convene a three-judge panel in a civil action in the district court;
- requires a panel of three district court judges to be convened to hear and decide a civil action upon the filing of a notice to convene a district court panel;
- requires each judge of a district court panel to be randomly selected and from a different judicial district than the other judges on the panel;
- addresses the structure and voting process for a district court panel;
- provides that the statutory venue requirements for a civil action do not apply to an action before a district court panel;
- requires the Judicial Council to create a rule regarding the random selection process for a judge on a district court panel;
- addresses staffing of a district court panel; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 15-1-4, 20A-12-201, 63G-23-102, 67-8-2, 78A-1-101, 78A-1-102, 78A-2-104, 78A-2-107, 78A-2-108, 78A-2-110, 78A-2-113, 78A-4-102, 78A-4-103, 78A-5-102, 78A-5-105, 78A-6-102, 78A-11-102, 78B-5-202, 78B-5-206, 78B-6-1303
Substitute #1: 78A-3-102
Substitute #2: 78A-3-102