PRESS RELEASE
SALT LAKE CITY – The Eighth District Judicial Nominating Commission has
selected nominees for a vacancy on the Eighth District Court. The vacancy
results from the retirement of Judge Clark A. McClellan on Dec. 31, 2024.
The nominees
for the vacancy are:
·
Cameron
Beech, Associate/Partner, Campbell Williams Beech & Hall, Hearing and
Variance Officer, Vernal City and Town of Dutch John;
·
Sean
Brian, Deputy County Attorney, Weber County Attorney’s Office;
·
Jarell
Dillman, Attorney, Uintah County Attorney’s Office;
·
Joseph
Stewart, Assistant Attorney General, Utah Attorney General’s Office;
·
Jaymon
Thomas, County Attorney, Uintah County Attorney’s Office.
Written
comments can be submitted to the Eighth 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 Oct. 21, 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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Contact:
Robert Carroll
Office of the Governor
(801) 243-2290, rcarroll@utah.gov