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Cox vetoes ‘very tempting’ bill allowing him to select state Supreme Court chief justice

Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) declined to sign a bill that would have allowed him to appoint the chief justice of Utah’s Supreme Court. SB296, a Republican-backed bill, passed the state Senate with ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah lawmakers gave governor power to appoint the Supreme Court chief. Cox says, ‘I must respectfully decline.’

Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have given him the power to appoint the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court. “I admit it is very tempting to sign this bill and assure that the ...