Ryan M. Harris
Ryan M. Harris is a judge of the Utah Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Harris ran for re-election for judge of the Utah Court of Appeals. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Harris was appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals by Republican Governor Gary Herbert in 2017.[1][2]
Harris was previously a judge for the Third District Court in Utah. He was appointed by Governor Gary Herbert in August 2011 to succeed Glenn K. Iwasaki, and was confirmed on October 19, 2011.[3][4] He was retained in 2014.[5]
Education
Harris received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and his J.D. from Stanford Law School.[4]
Career
- 2017- Present: Judge, Utah Court of Appeals
- 2011-2017: Judge, Utah Third Judicial District
- 1999-2011: Partner, Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough[4]
Elections
2020
Utah Court of Appeals
Ryan M. Harris was retained to the Utah Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 75.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
75.0
|
925,080 | ||
No |
25.0
|
308,015 | |||
Total Votes |
1,233,095 | ||||
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2014
Harris was retained to the Third District with 74.7 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [5]
Performance evaluations
The Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, following a 2014 survey, recommended that Judge Harris be Retained. The full report is available here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ryan M. Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Utah Court of Appeals |
Footnotes
- ↑ utahpolicy.com, "Governor appoints Hagen, Harris to the Utah Court of Appeals," June 22, 2017
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Women now hold the majority on the Utah Court of Appeals for the first time," August 14, 2017
- ↑ Utah State Law Library, "New Utah Judges Confirmed," October 20, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Office of the Utah Governor, "Press Release: Governor Herbert Makes Appointments to Third District Court," August 31, 2011
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Utah Elections, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 27, 2014
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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
