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Jay Jorgensen
Justice, Utah Supreme Court
Background: His career experience includes working as an attorney.
At a glance
- Court
- Utah Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Spencer Cox (R) (June 2, 2026)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Spencer Cox (R)
- Appointment date
- June 2, 2026
- Took office
- June 22, 2026
- Current term ends
- January 6, 2031
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- Not listed
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Law: Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Attorney
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Jay Jorgensen’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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