Utah Code § 78A-5-105: Term of judges -- Vacancy.

(1)

(a) A judge of the district court is appointed initially until the first general election held more than three years after the effective date of the appointment.

(b) After the first term of appointment under Subsection (1)(a), the term of office for a judge of the district court is six years, and commences on the first Monday in January, next following the date of election.

(2) A judge whose term expires may serve, upon request of the Judicial Council, until a successor is appointed and qualified.

(3) If Chapter 5b, Constitutional Court, takes effect as described in Section 78A-5b-102, and a judge of the district court is appointed to the Constitutional Court and does not vacate the judge's appointment to the district court as described in Section 78A-5b-201, the appointment to the Constitutional Court does not modify the judge's term of office described in this section for the judge's appointment to the district court.