PRESS RELEASE

SALT LAKE CITY – The Eighth District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected nominees for a vacancy on the Eighth District Juvenile Court. This position results from the appointment of Judge Ryan Evershed to the Second District Juvenile Court on Nov. 20, 2024.

The nominees for the vacancy are: Jarell Dillman, Attorney, Uintah County; Aliisa Leon, Prosecutor, City of Orem; Eric Stott, Office Director/Administrative Law Judge, Utah Department of Health and Human Services; Michelle Sullivan, Attorney Guardian ad Litem, Office of Guardian ad Litem; and Jordan Van Oostendorp, Attorney, Sam, Reynolds & Van Oostendorp.

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 on March 31, 2025. 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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ROBERT CARROLL | Director of Communications
OFFICE OF GOV. SPENCER J. COX
STATE OF UTAH
801-243-2290