Utah First Judicial District

The Utah First Judicial District is one of eight judicial districts in Utah. It serves Box Elder, Cache, and Rich counties.

Judges

Utah First Judicial District

District court judges

Box Elder County

• Brandon J. Maynard

Cache County

• Brian Cannell
• Spencer Walsh
• Thomas Willmore

Juvenile court judges

Box Elder County and Cache County

• Angela Fonnesbeck

Former judges

• Kevin K. Allen
• Jeffrey R. Burbank
• Wayne Cooper
• Larry E. Jones

See also

• Courts in Utah
• Utah District Courts
• Utah counties

External links

• Utah Courts, "First Judicial District Directory"
• Utah Courts, "Utah Judicial District Locator Map"

Elections

See also: Utah judicial elections

Utah is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Utah, click here.

• Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2024
• Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2023
• Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2022
• Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2021
• Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2020
• Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2019
• Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2017
• Utah local trial court judicial elections, 2016
• Utah judicial elections, 2014
• Utah judicial elections, 2012
• Utah judicial elections, 2010

Selection method

See also: Assisted appointment

The 70 judges of the district courts are selected in an identical manner. When a vacancy occurs on the court, the governor appoints a replacement from a list of five names recommended by a nominating commission. The nominee then must attain approval from the Utah State Senate.

New appointees serve for at least three years, after which they must run in a yes-no retention election. If retained, judges serve subsequent terms of six years.

The chief judge of each district court is selected by peer vote for a two-year term.

Qualifications
To serve on the Utah District Courts, a judge must be:

• a resident of the United States;
• a state resident for at least three years;
• admitted to practice law in the state;
• at least 25 years old; and
• no more than 75 years old.*

*Sitting judges who turn 75 while in office may continue serving until the end of their term, but they are not eligible to run for retention.

Election rules

Retention election

In retention elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the justice in office for another term. If the candidate receives more yes votes than no votes, he or she is successfully retained. If not, the candidate is not retained, and there will be a vacancy in that court effective the first Monday in January following the general election.