PRESS
RELEASE
SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 17, 2024)
– The Second District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected nominees for
a vacancy on the Second District Juvenile Court. This position results from the
retirement of Judge Sharon Sipes, Dec. 16, 2024.
The nominees
for the vacancy are: Ryan Evershed, Judge, Eighth District Juvenile Court;
Blake Hills, Board Member, Utah Board of Pardons and Parole; Nicole Lowe
McBride, Partner, Hutchinson Cottingham Hall & McBride; Carolyn Perkins,
Juvenile Public Defender, Weber County Attorney’s Office; Nathan Roman,
Northern Section Director, Assistant Attorney General, Utah Attorney General’s
Office.
Written
comments can be submitted to the Second District Judicial Nominating Commission
at judicialvacancies@utah.gov or
Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, P.O. Box 142330, Salt Lake City,
UT 84114-2330. The deadline for written comments is noon Sept. 27, 2024. The
Nominating Commission may request further information or conduct an
investigation of the nominees after reviewing public comments. After the public
comment period, the names will be sent to Gov. Spencer J. Cox, who will have 30
days to make an appointment. Gov. Cox’s appointee is subject to confirmation by
the Utah Senate.
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Rob
Carroll
Office of the Governor
(801) 243-2290, rcarroll@utah.gov