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Darold J. McDade

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Darold J. McDade was a Utah Fourth Judicial District judge for Utah County, Utah.[1] Judge McDade was first appointed to this position in July 2007 by Governor Jon Huntsman (R).[2] He was retained in 2010 and in 2016 to a six-year term.[3][4] He retired from the court on July 16, 2021.[5]
Biography
McDade received his J.D. from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 1990.[2]
Career
- 2007-2021: Judge, Utah Fourth Judicial District
- 2004-2007: Volunteer judge pro tem, Small Claims Division, Utah Fourth Judicial District
- 1990-2007: Utah Attorney General's Office[2]
Elections
2016
Utah held retention elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for sitting judges seeking retention was April 15, 2016. Darold McDade was retained in the Utah 4th District Court (McDade Seat) election with 76.88 percent of the vote. [4]
Utah 4th District Court (McDade Seat), 2016 | ||
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Name | Yes votes | |
![]() | 76.88% | |
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, "Utah Election Preliminary Results," accessed November 9, 2016 |
2010
McDade was successfully retained in 2010.
- Main article: Utah judicial elections, 2010
See also
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Utah • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Utah
State courts:
Utah Supreme Court • Utah Court of Appeals • Utah District Courts • Utah Juvenile Courts • Utah Justice Courts
State resources:
Courts in Utah • Utah judicial elections • Judicial selection in Utah