MATHESON v. FERRY

No. 17961.

641 P.2d 674 (1982)

Scott M. MATHESON, as Governor of the State of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Miles `Cap' FERRY, President of the Utah State Senate, and Norman H. Bangerter, Speaker of the Utah State House of Representatives, et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Utah.

January 11, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin E. Leslie, R. Mont McDowell, Bruce E. Humberstone, David L. Wilkinson, Donald S. Coleman, Salt Lake City, for Senate, etc.

Bryce E. Roe, Salt Lake City, for Matheson.


BULLOCK, District Judge:

This is a class action for a declaratory judgment initiated by the Governor of Utah on July 1, 1981, against all members of the Utah Senate and House of Representatives, and 16 legislatively appointed members of Supreme and district court nominating commissions.

The Governor alleges that including legislative appointees on district and Supreme court nominating commissions and requiring the submission of his judicial appointees to the...

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