The Utah Judiciary is aware of a scam involving text messages that falsely appear to come from the courts and demand payment through links or QR codes. These messages are not legitimate - courts do not request payments this way, and individuals should not respond or provide any personal or financial information.

Utah Supreme Court issues statement on allegations involving Justice Diana Hagen. See the statement here

2018 Court Improvement Summit

The Summit is a biennial training hosted by the Court Improvement Program for child welfare professionals in Utah. Our purpose is to increase child welfare expertise in the legal community and facilitate cross-training opportunities among agencies, courts and other key stakeholders.

Our theme this year is Breaking Through: Strategies to Help Children and Families Overcome Cycles of Adversity.

Strategies for Understanding and Working with Trauma Survivors - PDF
Dr. Tami DeCoteau, DeCoteau Trauma-Informed Care & Practice

Indigent Defense Commission & Parent Representation Pilot in the 4th Judicial District - PDF
Jojo Liu, Indigent Defense Commission
Sheryl St. Clair

Belief Systems in Recovery - PDF
Chris Clayton, CHMC

Family First Prevention Services Act - PDF
JooYeun Chang, Casey Family Programs

Resiliency 101: From Victim to Survivor - PDF
Julie Brand, CAPER Consulting

  • Handout on Resiliency - PDF

Fantine and the Damned: Ethics and Parental Defense - PDF
Travis Marker, Marker Law & Mediation

  • Handouts - PDF

Date and Location

  • August 12, 2020 from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
  • August 13, 2020 from 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Zermatt Utah
784 West Resource Drive
Midway, UT

  • Program: 2018 CIP Summit - PDF

 

Continuing Legal Education Credits

The Utah State Bar approved 10.5 CLE Credits, including 1.0 Ethics Credit.