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Diana Hagen
2022 - Present
2027
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Diana Hagen is a judge of the Utah Supreme Court. She assumed office on May 18, 2022. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Hagen ran for re-election for judge of the Utah Court of Appeals. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Hagen first became a member of the Utah Supreme Court when she was nominated by Gov. Spencer Cox (R) on March 29, 2022, to replace Deno Himonas.[1] The Utah State Senate confirmed the nomination on May 18, 2022.[2] To learn more about this appointment, click here.
Hagen was appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals by Gov. Gary Herbert (R) in 2017 for a term that expired on January 3, 2021. In order to remain on the bench, Hagen stood for retention in the 2020 general election.[3]
Biography
Education
Hagen received her bachelor's degree from the University of Utah and her J.D. from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law.[4]
Career
- 2022 - Present: Justice, Utah Supreme Court
- 2017-2022: Judge, Utah Court of Appeals
- 2001-2017: United States Attorney's Office for the District of Utah
Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Hagen was in private practice with Parr, Waddoups, Brown, Gee & Loveless and served as a law clerk to a U.S. District Court judge.[4]
Elections
2020
Utah Court of Appeals
Diana Hagen was retained to the Utah Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 83.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
83.1
|
1,038,612 | ||
No |
16.9
|
211,810 | |||
Total Votes |
1,250,422 | ||||
|
|
2017
Hagen was appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals by Gov. Gary Herbert in 2017.[3]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Appointments
2022
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) appointed Diana Hagen to the Utah Supreme Court on March 29, 2022. She assumed office on May 18, 2022. Hagen succeeded Justice Deno Himonas, who retired on March 1, 2022, to return to private practice.[5][6] Hagen was Gov. Cox's first nominee to the five-member supreme court.
At the time of the vacancy, midterm vacancies were filled via assisted appointment. The governor would appoint a replacement from a list of seven names recommended by a nominating commission. The nominee then must attain approval from the Utah State Senate. New appointees would serve for at least three years, after which they would be required to run in a yes-no retention election. If retained, supreme court justices serve subsequent terms of ten years.[7]
State supreme court judicial selection in Utah
- See also: Judicial selection in Utah
The five justices of the supreme court are selected through assisted appointment. The governor selects a nominee from a list of recommended candidates from a judicial nominating commission. The nominee then must attain approval from the Utah Senate.
New appointees serve for at least three years, after which they must run in a yes-no retention election. If retained, supreme court justices serve subsequent terms of ten years.[8]
Qualifications
To serve on the Utah Supreme Court, a judge must be:
- a citizen of the United States;
- a state resident for at least five years;
- admitted to practice law in the state;
- at least 30 years old; and
- no more than 75 years old.[8]
Chief justice
The chief justice of the supreme court is selected by peer vote. The chief justice of the supreme court serves in that capacity for four years.[8]
Vacancies
When a vacancy occurs on the court, the governor appoints a replacement from a list of seven names recommended by a nominating commission. The nominee then must attain approval from the Utah Senate. New appointees serve for at least three years, after which they must run in a yes-no retention election. If retained, supreme court justices serve subsequent terms of ten years.[8]
The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Deseret News, "Diana Hagen nominated for Utah Supreme Court," March 29, 2022
- ↑ Twitter, "Ben Winslow," May 18, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 utahpolicy.com, "Governor appoints Hagen, Harris to the Utah Court of Appeals," June 22, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Desert News, "Herbert names 2 to Utah Court of Appeals," June 23, 2017
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas retires, plans return to private sector," accessed March 1, 2022
- ↑ 2KUTV, "Gov. Cox announces appointee to Utah Supreme Court," March 29, 2022
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection," accessed August 20, 2021
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection," accessed August 20, 2021
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|---|---|---|---|
| Current judges | Matthew Durrant, Diana Hagen, John A. Pearce, Paige Petersen, Jill Pohlman | ||
| Former judges | Christine Durham, Deno Himonas, Thomas Rex Lee, Ronald E. Nehring | ||
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
