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Reassigning A Post-Conviction Violation Case

D. Utah DUCrimR 57-3

(a) Motion to Reassign. When a defendant has both post-conviction violations and other pending criminal charges, a party may file a motion to reassign the lower-numbered case to the judge in the highest-numbered case with pending criminal charges. (b) Filing the Motion. The motion to reassign must be filed in the highest-numbered case with pending criminal charges. (c) Notice. The filing party must file a notice of the motion in all cases that could be reassigned under this rule. (d) Reassignment. A judge without a motion may reassign a post-conviction violation case. Local Rules of Criminal Practice - District of Utah Eff. December 2025 (e) Order. The filing party must email a proposed order in an editable format to chambers of the judge in the highest-numbered case with pending criminal charges.
Official source: https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/sites/utd/files/Civil%20Rules%20Final%202025.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23