--- title: "Angela Adams Mackay | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/angela-adams-mackay-juvenile-court-judge-utah-fifth-district-juvenile-court-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Angela Adams Mackay Utah Fifth District Juvenile Court · Juvenile Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Utah Fifth District Juvenile Court - State: Utah - Role: Juvenile 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 - Utah state judge appointed in May 2024 to the Fifth District Juvenile Court, serving Washington, Iron, and Beaver counties - Private Practice: Adoption law (2003–2024) - Prosecutor: Washington County Attorney’s Office, delinquency cases (2003–2024) - She then prosecuted delinquency cases in juvenile court for the Washington County Attorney’s Office and had a private adoption practice, from 2003 until her appointment to the bench - Guardian ad Litem Attorney: Utah Office of Guardian ad Litem, Fourth & Fifth Districts (1998–2003) - Judge MacKay’s career spans child welfare advocacy, juvenile delinquency prosecution, and adoption law ### Education - Juris Doctor: J. Reuben Clark Law School, BYU (1993–1996) - Bachelor of Arts (Pre-law): Utah State University (1989–1993) - Utah State University and a law degree from J. Reuben Clark Law School — B.A. ### Additional information - Appointed to the Fifth District Juvenile Court in May, 2024 by Governor Spencer J. Cox. - Committee Service: Juvenile Justice Oversight Executive Committee (2021–2024) - Her work as a Guardian ad Litem Attorney involved representing children’s best interests in legal proceedings, while her prosecutorial role focused on delinquency cases. - Her private adoption practice provided legal services to families seeking adoption. ## 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/juvenile-courts/fifth-district-juvenile-court/angela-adams-mackay.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/juvenile-courts/fifth-district-juvenile-court/angela-adams-mackay.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/juvenile-courts/fifth-district-juvenile-court/angela-adams-mackay.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 ANGELA ADAMS MACKAY](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/juvenile-courts/fifth-district-juvenile-court/angela-adams-mackay.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/angela-adams-mackay-juvenile-court-judge-utah-fifth-district-juvenile-court-ut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/angela-adams-mackay-juvenile-court-judge-utah-fifth-district-juvenile-court-ut", "name": "Angela Adams Mackay | KnowJudges", "description": "Angela Adams Mackay, Utah Fifth District Juvenile Court. 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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.