The Salt Lake Tribune Senate confirms Shelby to Utah’s federal court The Senate confirmed lawyer Robert Shelby (who earned his law degree at U.Va.) as a federal judge for Utah late Friday, filling a vacancy that court officials said was causing a judicial emergency. http://service.meltwaternews.com/mnews/redirect.html?docId=2548010037&userId=1676096&cId=461430&agentId=622379&type=2&s=4064&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sltrib.com%2Fsltrib%2Fpolitics%2F54947000-90%2Futah-shelby-senate-court.html.csp