Gov. Cox didn’t want the power to pick Utah’s chief justice. Lawmakers might make him do it anyway.
A new version of a bill Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed is slated to be considered in a special legislative session and would force him to pick a Utah Supreme Court chief justice.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant speaks at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.