Facer v. Allen

HOWE, Chief Justice:

Lorin Facer, a former justice court judge, complains that the Box Elder County Commission abolished the precinct in which he held office within ninety days before the 1994 general election in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 17-5-212(3) (1994),1 and thereby deprived him of the right to run as a candidate in an unopposed retention election as provided by Utah Code Ann. § 78-5-134(4) (1993). The trial court found no violation and granted summary judgment in favor of the County. The judge appeals.

FACTS

In 1991, plaintiff Lorin Facer was appointed to a four-year term as justice…