Government of Utah
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The Government of Utah is republican, with "the powers of government being divided into three distinct departments, the legislative, the executive, and the judicial" each department having specific functions and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution.
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[edit] Executive Department
The executive powers of government are vested in the Governor who is assisted by civil officers who are appointed by the governor with the consent of the Utah State Legislature.
- Governor - Jon Huntsman, Jr.
- Lieutenant Governor - Gary R. Herbert
- Attorney General - Mark Shurtleff
- State Treasurer - Edward T. Alter
- State Auditor - Auston G. Johnson
[edit] Legislative Department
The legislative powers of government are vested in the Senate, House of Representatives and the people.
[edit] Senate
[edit] Leadership
- President - John L. Valentine (R-14)
- Majority Leader - Peter C. Knudson (R-17)
- Majority Whip - Dan R. Eastman (R-23)
- Minority Leader - Mike Dmitrich (D-27)
- Minority Whip - Gene Davis (D-3)
[edit] House of Representatives
[edit] Leadership
- Speaker of the House - Greg Curtis (R-49)
- Majority Leader - Jeff Alexander (R-62)
- Majority Whip - Stephen H. Urquhart (R-75)
- Minority Leader - Ralph Becker (D-24)
- Minority Whip - Brad King (D-69)
[edit] Judicial Department
The judicial powers of government are vested in a Supreme Court, district courts, and other courts of record. There are currently eight judicial districts in Utah with 70 full-time district judges who are responsible for handling all civil cases, criminal felonies, and certain misdemeanors. The State Supreme Court is the appellate court which reviews lower court decisions and is the court of last resort in Utah. Depending on the nature of the case federal jurisdiction can be sought and appelled up to the United States Supreme Court which is the court of last resort in the United States.
[edit] Supreme Court
- Chief Justice - Christine M. Durham
- Associate Chief Justice - Michael J. Wilkins
- Justice - Maththew B. Durrant
- Justice - Ronald E. Nehring
- Justice - Jill M. Parrish
[edit] District Courts
- District 1 - Covers the counties of Box Elder, Cache and Rich.
- District 2 - Covers the counties of Davis, Morgan, and Weber.
- District 3 - Covers the counties of Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele.
- District 4 - Covers the counties of Juab, Millard, Utah, and Wasatch.
- District 5 - Covers the counties of Beaver, Iron, and Washington.
- District 6 - Covers the counties of Garfield, Kane, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne.
- District 7 - Covers the counties of Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan.
- District 8 - Covers the counties of Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah
