LOGAN — Applications are being accepted for a justice court judge position that will serve the city of Providence. The position will replace Judge Matthew Funk who resigned in January.
Tania Mashburn, Utah State Courts Director of Communications, said that to be considered for a justice court judgeship in Cache County, candidates must be at least 25 years of age, a citizen of the United States, a Utah resident for at least three years, and have a degree from a law school that would make one eligible to apply for admission to a bar in any state in the United States. In addition, applicants must be a resident of Cache County, an adjacent county, or the judicial district in which the justice court is located either upon appointment or within a reasonable time following appointment.
Judge Funk was chosen by Providence Mayor Ron Liechty, to join that city’s Justice Court. The appointment, which was approved by the City Council, took effect in February 2011, when Judge Allan D. Vail retired.
Mashburn said applications are available on the court’s website (www.utcourts.gov/admin/jobs). The salary range for the position is $20,962 to $26,951 per year and does not include benefits.
The deadline for applications is Friday, Sept. 13, at 5 p.m.
Utah law requires the Judicial Nominating Commission to submit three to five nominees to the mayor of Providence, Kathleen Alder, within 45 days of its first meeting. Mayor Alder will then have 30 days in which to select a finalist. Her selection must then be ratified by the Providence City Council and certified by the Utah Judicial Council.