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# Andrew Stone

Utah Active Senior Judges · Senior Judge

## Profile

- Court: Utah Active Senior Judges
- State: Utah
- Role: Senior Judge
- Service status: senior
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Andrew H. Stone is a senior judge of Utah’s Third Judicial District Court, serving Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties since his 2010 appointment by Governor Gary Herbert
- Trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1987–1989
- Law clerk for Judge Bruce S. Jenkins (U.S. District Court, District of Utah)

### Education

- University of Utah College of Law, Order of the Coif — J.D. (1986)
- in Biology and Mathematics, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Utah — B.A. (1982)

### Additional information

- He was retained in 2014 for a term expiring January 3, 2021.
- Appointed to the Third District Court in October 2010 and confirmed by the Utah Senate.
- Appointed to the Third District Court in October 2010 by Governor Gary Herbert.
- Private practice at Jones, Waldo, Holbrook, and McDonough in Salt Lake City, specializing in antitrust and business litigation, 1990–2010
- Stone has emphasized fairness to pro se litigants, the importance of preparation, and civil, focused oral arguments.
- Official bio: Utah State Courts — Judge Andrew H. Stone.
- He has described the trial judge role as “incredibly rewarding” despite missing some aspects of private practice.
- The Third District Court handles a wide range of cases, including civil, criminal, and family matters, across three counties.
- Stone earned AV ratings from Martindale-Hubbell, was named to Best Lawyers in America, and recognized by Super Lawyers and Utah’s Legal Elite.
- Stone was born in Pennsylvania, grew up in California, and moved to Utah as a teenager.
- He is married and has two daughters.

## 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/senior-Judges/district-court-senior-judges/andrew-h-stone.html)
- [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/district-court-senior-judges/andrew-h-stone.html)
- [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/district-court-senior-judges/andrew-h-stone.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 ANDREW H. STONE](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/district-court-senior-judges/andrew-h-stone.html)

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