Utah Supreme Court

The highest court in Utah. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.

Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)How justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.

10 yearsTerm length

7Sitting justices

1894Founded

No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.

Justices

Matthew Bell

Justice

Party as listed: Nonpartisan

Took office: September 17, 2026

Appointed by Spencer Cox (R)

Photo: Ballotpedia

Stephen Dent

Justice

Party as listed: Nonpartisan

Took office: June 22, 2026

Appointed by Spencer Cox (R)

Photo: Ballotpedia

Jay Jorgensen

Justice

Party as listed: Nonpartisan

Took office: June 22, 2026

Appointed by Spencer Cox (R)

Photo: Ballotpedia

Michael Menssen

Justice

Party as listed: Nonpartisan

Took office: September 24, 2026

Appointed by Spencer Cox (R)

Photo: Ballotpedia

John Nielsen

Justice

Party as listed: Nonpartisan

Took office: December 1, 2025

Appointed by Spencer Cox (R)

Paige Petersen

Justice

Party as listed: Nonpartisan

Took office: January 19, 2018

Appointed by Gary Herbert (R)

Photo: Ballotpedia

Jill Pohlman

Justice

Party as listed: Nonpartisan

Took office: August 17, 2022

Appointed by Spencer Cox (R)

Photo: Ballotpedia

Source: Ballotpedia, Utah Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.