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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah's legislative leaders have named the five individuals who will serve on the state's first independent ethics commission.
The ethics commission will meet in private to screen complaints against lawmakers. It consists of three retired judges and two former lawmakers.
The judges are former Utah Supreme Court Justice Michael Wilkins, retired Utah Appeals Court Judge Russell Bench and retired 2nd District Judge Jon Memmott.
The former lawmakers are Gayle McKeachnie, a Republican, and Joanne Milner, a Democrat.
The commission does not have the authority to discipline lawmakers. It can only recommend that legislators review complaints.
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