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As ChatGPT takes the world by storm, lawyers have started to experiment with using it (and other artificial intelligence) in their practices. Read about some of the ethics concerns in this piece by Bar Ethics Counsel Beth Kennedy.
https://www.utahbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ChatGPT-article.pdf
The Fifth District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected nominees for a vacancy on the Fifth District Court. This position results from the retirement of Judge G. Michael Westfall effective Aug. 31, 2023.
The nominees for the vacancy are: Ryan Christiansen, Attorney/Section Director, Utah Attorney General’s Office; Von Christiansen, County Attorney, Beaver County; Eric Gentry, Deputy County Attorney, Washington County Attorney’s Office; Susan Hunt, Instructor of the Practice, Utah Tech University; Nicholas Mills, City Attorney, Kaysville City.
Written comments can be submitted to the Fifth District Judicial Nominating Commission at judicialvacancies@utah.gov or Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, P.O. Box 142330, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2330. The deadline for written comments is noon on June 9, 2023.
The Bar will hold its 2023 Summer Convention and Annual Meeting June 29 at the Utah Law and Justice Center. We will swear in new officers, conduct business of the Bar, and highlight a summer of virtual CLE courses. Awards will be given for Judge of the Year, Lawyer of the Year, Section of the Year and Committee of the Year. After the meeting, there will be food trucks, music from the band DeNovo, and more! Register now!
Returns from the Utah State Bar elections are in. Elections were held April 1-15 for president-elect and three commissioners in the Third Division.
In a retention election, Cara Tangaro was confirmed as the Bar’s President-elect. In the First Division, J. Brett Chambers ran unopposed and was declared elected. In the Third Division, Kim Cordova, Mark Morris and John Rees were elected to serve three-year terms.
Thanks to all the candidates and all who voted in this year’s elections.
Thanks to all those who helped make Law Day 2023 such a success! It was great to honor members of the Salt Lake Peer Court and present the Pro Bono Publico Awards. Congratulations to Alex VanDiver for Pro Bono Young Lawyer of the Year, Greenberg Traurig for Law Firm of the Year, and BYU’s Public Interest Law Foundation for Law School Group. Destiny Garcia was awarded the Young Lawyer Division Liberty Bell Award, and Ezzy Khaosanga is Young Lawyer of the Year.
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