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Ryan Tenney
2021 - Present
2031
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Ryan Tenney is a judge of the Utah Court of Appeals. He assumed office on August 18, 2021. His current term ends on January 5, 2031.
Tenney ran for re-election for judge of the Utah Court of Appeals. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Tenney was appointed to the court of appeals by Gov. Spencer Cox (R) on June 23, 2021. Tenney was confirmed by the Utah State Senate on August 18, 2021.[1][2]
Biography
Education
Tenney received a J.D. from J. Reuben Clark Law School and a B.A. from the University of Utah.[1]
Career
At the time he was appointed to the court of appeals, Tenney served an assistant appellate attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office. Before that, he served as an assistant attorney in Utah’s Attorney General’s Office and as a civil litigation associate at Howard, Lewis & Peterson in Provo. He began working as an adjunct professor at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 2008.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Utah intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
Utah Court of Appeals
Ryan Tenney was retained to the Utah Court of Appeals on November 5, 2024 with 77.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
77.5
|
945,138 | ||
No |
22.5
|
274,551 | |||
Total Votes |
1,219,689 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Tenney in this election.
Tenney was appointed to the court of appeals by Gov. Spencer Cox (R) on June 23, 2021, to replace Mary Kate Appleby, who retired in January of that year.[1]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ryan Tenney did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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External links
See also
2024 Elections
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
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