Edwin T. Peterson
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Edwin T. Peterson was a judge of the Utah Eighth Judicial District. He was nominated by Governor Gary Herbert in 2009 and was retained in 2018.[1] Peterson retired from the court on January 15, 2021.[2]
Education
Peterson earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Utah and his law degree from the University of Utah's S.J. Quinney College of Law. He is also a graduate of the Judge Advocate Staff Officer course at the U.S. Air Force's Air War College.[3]
Career
Peterson has worked as an associate with law firm Maddox & Snuffer and as a deputy city attorney in Murray. He was a pro tem district-court judge in the 3rd Circuit Court in West Valley City and assistant Utah attorney general in the Child Protection Division. He has also worked in the Uintah County Attorney's Office as a prosecutor and in the office's civil division.[3]
Elections
2012
Peterson stood for retention election in 2012. On November 6, 2012, Peterson was retained with 84.2 percent of the vote and a total of 13,882 votes.[4][5]
- See also: Utah judicial elections, 2012
Judicial Performance Evaluation recommendation
The Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission compiled information from attorneys, court staff and jurors about the performance of all judges up for retention in 2012. Judges were evaluated based on five criteria.
A judge must score at least 3 out of 5 in each of these categories to meet the minimum performance standard. 63 attorneys responded to the following questions.
- Legal Ability: 3.89
- Communication: 3.92
- Integrity: 4.03
- Judicial temperament: 4.09
- Administrative: 4.21
Based on cumulative results, Judge Peterson was recommended for retention by 12 out of 12 commission members. For the full report, visit: Utah Judicial Evaluation Performance Commission, Honorable Edwin T. Peterson.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vernal Express, "Peterson tapped for judicial post," August 26, 2009
- ↑ Utah Policy, "Utah Senate Requests Public Comment on Judicial Nominee," accessed June 21, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Senate approves judicial nominee for bench" Deseret News, September 22, 2009
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "Election Resources - 2012 General Election Canvass Report"
- ↑ Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission website, "Judges up for Election in 2012"
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
