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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah increases the number of judges across district courts, juvenile courts, and the Court of Appeals
Last action · March 6, 2026: Senate/ filedSponsor: Todd Weiler
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah SB 57 expands the total number of judges by adding positions across multiple judicial districts and the Court of Appeals, effective May 6, 2026. Specifically, it increases district court judges in the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth districts, juvenile court judges in the Fourth district, and adds one judge to the Court of Appeals.
The measure alters judicial staffing levels across state courts, which directly affects caseload distribution, court scheduling, and administrative operations for litigants and attorneys across multiple Utah judicial districts.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
district court judges
The authorized number of district court judges is increased across several judicial districts.
juvenile court judges
The authorized number of juvenile court judges is increased in the Fourth Judicial District.
Court of Appeals judges
The total number of Court of Appeals judges is increased from seven to eight.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
14 actions- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- Jan 21, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 21, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0057
Show 8 earlier actions
- Jan 20, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 19, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0057
- Jan 7, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0057
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0057
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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