Judge could be removed years after contentious appointment

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge who became one of few minorities on the state bench despite criticism when she was nominated could now be removed following an unfavorable review of her legal abilities from a judge-evaluation panel.

Voters will decide in November whether to retain 3rd District Judge Su Chon, who emigrated from Korea as a child.

The Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission said in a report that her legal abilities were rated below average and she can be indecisive.

She can be seen as impersonal in the courtroom and doesn't always include meaningful legal analysis in her rulings, the report said, citing a survey of attorneys, court staff and jurors. Others said she is even-handed, attentive and professional.

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