--- title: "Aaron Randall | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/aaron-randall-justice-court-judge-utah-fifth-district-justice-court-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Aaron Randall Utah Fifth District Justice Court · Justice Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Utah Fifth District Justice Court - State: Utah - Role: Justice Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge Aaron D. Randall was appointed to the Washington City Justice Court in September 2024 - Judge Randall also served as a small claims judge pro tempore at the Washington County Justice Court from 2010 to 2024 - Joined Hughes & Bursell in 2002, later becoming managing partner when the firm was renamed Hughes and Randall in 2005, and eventually Thompson, Randall & Mellen in 2016 - He became an associate and then a partner at the law firm of Hughes & Bursell, which later became Thompson, Randall & Mellen ### Education - Santa Clara University School of Law in — J.D. (2000) - Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Korean from Brigham Young University in 1997 ### Additional information - Randall has been active in the Southern Utah Bar Association, serving as a board member from 2006 to 2008 and as president in 2008. - He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1997 and Santa Clara University School of Law located in Santa Clara, California in 2000. - After law school, he held a position as an attorney in the Bay Area at Hoover and Bechtel, a large family law firm, before relocating to St. George, Utah. - His practice spans estate planning, probate, business formation, real estate litigation, collections, foreclosures, general civil litigation, and domestic law including divorces and child custody matters. - He has also contributed to the community through the Root for Kids nonprofit, supporting at-risk children aged 0–3, and participates in the Community Council for Desert Hills High School. - Additionally, he has held the role of a Utah High School Wrestling Official for over a decade. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic media coverage Scope: statewide Utah permits electronic media coverage of public proceedings under statewide UCJA procedures, including proceedings conducted by remote transmission. Evidence excerpt: This rule governs electronic media coverage of proceedings that are open to the public, including proceedings conducted by remote transmission. [UCJA Rule 4-401.01 Electronic media coverage of court proceedings](https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=ucja&rule=4-401.01) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### media request process Scope: statewide Utah requires requests for electronic media coverage to be made through the court's public information office. Evidence excerpt: All requests to provide electronic media coverage shall be made to the court’s public information office. [UCJA Rule 4-401.01 Electronic media coverage of court proceedings](https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=ucja&rule=4-401.01) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### portable electronic devices Scope: statewide Utah permits possession and use of portable electronic devices in courthouses unless limited by UCJA Rule 4-401.02 or by directive of the judge. Evidence excerpt: A person may possess and use a portable electronic device anywhere in a courthouse, except as limited by this rule or directive of the judge. [UCJA Rule 4-401.02 Possession and use of portable electronic devices](https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=ucja&rule=4-401.02) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### recording photography transmission Scope: statewide Utah prohibits recording, photographing, or transmitting images or sound of court proceedings with portable electronic devices unless allowed under the electronic-media rule or another stated exception. Evidence excerpt: A person may not use a portable electronic device to record, photograph, or transmit images or sound of court proceedings, except in accordance with rule 4-401.01 or subsection (2)(D) above. [UCJA Rule 4-401.02 Possession and use of portable electronic devices](https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=ucja&rule=4-401.02) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/justice-courts/fifth-district-justice-court/aaron-randall.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/justice-courts/fifth-district-justice-court/aaron-randall.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/justice-courts/fifth-district-justice-court/aaron-randall.html) - [UCJA Rule 4-401.01 Electronic media coverage of court proceedings](https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=ucja&rule=4-401.01) - [UCJA Rule 4-401.02 Possession and use of portable electronic devices](https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=ucja&rule=4-401.02) - [JUDGE AARON D. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=ucja&rule=4-401.01). Collected 2026-07-26. - [UCJA Rule 4-401.02 Possession and use of portable electronic devices](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-5b4e5d61b330f356e2af7caf) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=ucja&rule=4-401.02). Collected 2026-07-26.