Chief Justice Matthew Durrant elected to fourth term – Cache Valley Daily

Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant (Photo: Utah State Courts)

Salt Lake City — Utah Supreme Court Justice Matthew B. Durrant has been elected to serve a fourth term as chief justice by a unanimous vote of his fellow judges. His fourth term is set to begin on April 1, 2024.

In a statement, Chief Justice Durrant said, “I have four extraordinary colleagues, and I am deeply grateful for and humbled by the confidence they have shown in me.”

Once elected by a vote of the justices, the chief justice serves a four-year term under Utah Code 78A-3-101(3)(b). The chief justice presides over the Utah Supreme Court, as well as the Utah Judicial Council, which oversees the administrative operations of the Utah State Courts.

Chief Justice Durrant was appointed to the Utah Supreme Court in January 2000 by Governor Michael O. Leavitt. He succeeded Chief Justice Christine Durham in 2012.

Before his appointment to the Utah Supreme Court, Chief Justice Durrant served as a trial judge in the Third Judicial District. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1984.