Governor appoints Justice Court Judge Rueben J. Renstrom to the Second District Court
SALT LAKE CITY (May 2, 2019) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert has appointed Justice Court Judge Rueben J. Renstrom as a judge for the Second District Court.
“Rueben has proved himself rational, fair and thoughtful in his current role as a justice court judge,” said Gov. Herbert. “He will execute the law with equality and justice, and I believe he will be a strong addition to the bench.”
Renstrom has served as a justice court judge since 2006. He previously worked as an attorney and mediator for Helgesen, Waterfall & Jones and taught Constitutional Law at Weber State University. He holds a JD from the University of Kansas.
"I am deeply humbled and incredibly grateful for the confidence that Governor Herbert has shown in me with this opportunity. I look forward to continuing to serve the Second District and its communities, and dedicating my professional life to them and their legal concerns."
Renstrom will replace Judge Mark DeCaria. This appointment is subject to confirmation by the Utah Senate.
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UTAH SENATE REQUESTS PUBLIC COMMENT ON SECOND DISTRICT COURT NOMINEE
SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee is seeking public comment on Justice Court Judge Reuben J. Renstrom who was appointed by Governor Herbert as a judge on the Second District Court.
Those who desire to comment should contact Jerry Howe at the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Utah State Capitol Campus, House Building, Suite W210, PO Box 145210, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-5210, by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2019. All statements should include the respondent’s name, telephone number, and mailing address.
The Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee plans to hold a public hearing, then issue a recommendation to the full senate. If confirmed by the senate, Judge Renstrom will replace Judge Mark DeCaria who announced his retirement in October 2018.
The Second Judicial District covers Davis, Morgan, and Weber Counties.
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NOTES:
1. Members of the 2019 Judicial Confirmation Committee are Senator Todd Weiler (Chair), Senator Kirk A. Cullimore, Senator Deidre M. Henderson, Senator Lyle W. Hillyard, Senator Don L. Ipson, Senator Jani Iwamoto, and Senator Karen Mayne.
2. Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee information is available on the committee page.
https://le.utah.gov/asp/interim/Commit.asp?Year=2019&Com=SPESJC
3. The governor's press release announcing Judge Renstrom’s nomination is archived at
http://www.utah.gov/governor/news_media/
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UNITED UTAH PARTY TO HOST GOLDEN SPIKE 150th ANNIVERSARY EVENT
Leaders from other parties will also be in attendance
On May 10, 2019 from 4 to 5 pm at Galena Hills Park in Draper, Utah, the United Utah Party is hosting a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
“This is a historic occasion that is a profound milestone for both Utah and the country as a whole,” said Richard Davis, United Utah Party Chair. “It’s a great moment to come together and recognize the power of what unites us."
In celebration of the spirit of unity and progress, speeches will be given by leaders of Utah's different political parties. There will also be activities for children, and light refreshments will be served.
For more information, visit unitedutah.org.
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New study from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City shows that identifying the presence or absence of coronary artery calcium in a patients’ arteries can help determine their future risk.
Through these results, we’re seeing more clearly that the presence of coronary artery calcium can help us to predict who is more likely to have a cardiac event.”
— Viet Le, PA-C, Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 84111, April 30, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- About six million people come into an emergency department every year with chest pain, but not all of them are having a heart attack — and many are not even at risk or are at very low risk for having one.
Now, a new research study presented at the American College Cardiology Scientific Sessions from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City shows that identifying the presence or absence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) in a patients’ arteries can help determine their future risk.
“Through these results, we’re seeing more clearly that the presence of coronary artery calcium can help us to predict who is more likely to have a cardiac event, not only later in life, but when symptoms are present, in the near future and hopefully, medically intervene in time to stop it,” said Viet T. Le, PA-C, principal investigator and researcher at the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.
Results of the study were presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions last month in Atlanta.
For the study, researchers identified 5,547 patients without a history of coronary artery disease who came to Intermountain Medical Center with chest pain between April 2013 and June 2016.
These patients had undergone PET/CT scans to assess for ischemia, a disruption of normal blood flow through the heart arteries to the muscle tissues of the heart. This scan also looks for the presence of CAC, which are calcium deposits on the walls of the heart’s arteries, indicating atherosclerosis, or plaque, the hallmark of heart disease. The researchers then examined patients’ medical outcomes for up to the next four years.
Researchers found that patients whose scans revealed CAC were at higher risk of having a heart event within 90 days compared with patients whose PET/CT showed they had no CAC. Researchers also found that patients with CAC were also more likely over the following years to have high-grade obstructive coronary artery disease, revascularization surgery, and/or other major adverse cardiac events than patients who had no coronary artery calcium.
The findings can be used in two different ways, said Le.
First, testing for CAC can help emergency departments quickly identify those patients with chest pain, but are not in acute distress as being at risk for a future heart event from those who may have non-heart related symptoms and should follow up with their primary care physician to identify the true source of the chest pain, which may be as simple as a pulled muscle. These CAC scans are non-invasive, use only as much radiation as a mammogram, and are relatively cheap, especially compared to PET/CT stress tests, Le said.
Second, CAC isn’t easily visually identifiable at low or moderate levels in the arteries without a formal scan. Checking patients who are not actively found to be experiencing a heart event but who have suspicious symptoms when they come to the ED can help physicians identify who is at risk for a future event. This allows for early initiation of risk reducing lifestyle changes in those found to have CAC to avoid future events.
“We can have that discussion about improving their lifestyle a little sooner this way because they may not be having an acute event but they’re looking down the barrel of one, so let’s see if we can move that barrel away,” said Le.
Future studies are needed to demonstrate whether a CAC first strategy in these symptomatic patients will better identify those who should have further stress testing as well as improve patient education and early implementation of risk reducing strategies.
This research was funded by the Intermountain Foundation.
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