Part-time justice court judges standing for retention in 2016 are required to meet three minimum performance standards adopted by the judicial branch and enacted by the legislature.
Judge Fenstermaker met these standards:
- She participated annually in no less than 30 hours of continuing legal education for each year of her current term;
- She held no cases under advisement for more than two months; and
- She has not been the subject of any public reprimands issued by the Judicial Conduct Commission or the Utah Supreme Court during her term of office.
Based solely on compliance with these standards, the commission recommends retention for Judge Fenstermaker.
Appointed to the Springville and Mapleton Justice Courts in 2007, Judge Sherlynn White Fenstermaker graduated from Southern Utah State College in 1975 and from the Brigham Young University law school in 1979. Prior to her appointment, she practiced law in Salt Lake City and Provo and served as the Springville City Prosecutor. She has served on the Springville Library Board, the Utah County Housing Authority Board, and as a member of the Utah County Career Services Council. Judge Fenstermaker served on Board of Justice Court Judges from 2011- 2015 and was subsequently appointed as Education Chair for the Justice Courts of Utah.