Section 78A-12-207 - Evaluation of justice court judges(1) The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission shall:(a) conduct a performance evaluation for each justice court judge in the third and fifth year of the justice court judge's term;(b) classify each justice court judge into one of the following three categories: (ii) midlevel evaluation; or(iii) basic evaluation; and(c) establish evaluation criteria for each of the three categories.(2) A full evaluation justice court judge shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter.(3) A midlevel evaluation justice court judge shall be governed by this chapter, except as provided below: (a) the commission shall administer an intercept survey periodically outside the courtroom of the evaluated justice court judge in lieu of the survey specified in Section 78A-12-204; and(b) courtroom observation may not be conducted for midlevel evaluation justice court judges.(4) A basic evaluation justice court judge shall be governed by this chapter, except as provided below: (a) basic evaluation justice court judges shall comply with minimum performance standards for judicial education, judicial conduct, cases under advisement, and any other standards the commission may promulgate by administrative rule; and(b) courtroom observation and surveys may not be conducted for basic evaluation justice court judges.Amended by Chapter 81, 2017 General Session ,§ 5, eff. 5/9/2017.Added by Chapter 152, 2014 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/13/2014.