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Utah commission picks all-male, mostly BYU-graduate slate for Supreme Court after bipartisan requirement removed

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9h ago· 1 min readenNews
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Summary

The Utah Legislature passed a 2023 law removing bipartisan requirements for the commission that recommends Supreme Court justice candidates to the governor. The resulting commission picks are all men and predominantly BYU graduates, raising concerns about diversity and representation in Utah's judicial selection process.

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The Utah Legislature passed a law in 2023 removing bipartisan requirements for a commission that recommends justice candidates to the governor.
The picks are now all men and mostly from BYU.
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The Utah Legislature passed a bill striking a bipartisan requirement for a commission that suggests Supreme Court candidates to the governor. The picks are now all men and mostly from BYU.

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