Durrant’s departure means Gov. Spencer Cox now has four of the seven seats to fill, giving him an opportunity to reshape the court.
Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant asks a question during oral arguments involving Utah’s abortion trigger law before Utah’s Supreme Court, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, Salt Lake City. The state Supreme Court is weighing a lower court’s decision to put a law banning most abortions on hold more than a year ago. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)