“Dane has my full confidence. He will serve honorably, and he will … receive strong support form the remainder of the Cache attorney’s office,” Council Chair Barbara Tidwell said, reading from Luthy’s resignation letter during the meeting.

The council unanimously voted to appoint Murray to serve in the interim as acting county attorney until the 2024 general election. Murray was sworn in shortly thereafter followed by the plaudits of council members and others in attendance.

In a brief speech, Murray thanked the council, his family and co-workers. He told the council he was grateful for the vote of confidence and was looking forward to the job.

“It’s a huge responsibly, and I take that extremely seriously,” Murray said.

It’s not the first time Murray has shown interest in the county attorney role.

In 2021, after the resignation of former-Cache County Attorney James Swink — who left for another position in Weber County — Murray, Luthy and prosecutor Jacob Gordon applied for the job.

Since Swink had less than two years left in his elected term, a special election was scheduled within the Cache County Republican Party to select candidates. But when only three attorneys applied, the election was ultimately cancelled and Luthy was selected by the council.

Luthy stepped away from the position last week after he was confirmed as a Utah Court of Appeals judge on Oct. 19.