--- title: "Angela F. Fonnesbeck | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/angela-f-fonnesbeck-district-court-judge-utah-first-district-court-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Angela F. Fonnesbeck Utah First District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Utah First District Court - State: Utah - Role: District 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 First District Court judge serving Box Elder, Cache, and Rich counties, appointed in 2019, and previously a First District Juvenile Court judge since 2014 - Perry, Malmberg and Perry – Associate attorney (2000–2002) in insurance defense - Notable as the first female judge of Utah’s First District Court - As part of her practice, she also served as a public defender for Cache County and the cities of Providence, Richmond, Nibley, North Logan, and Hyde Park ### Education - American University, Washington College of Law — J.D. (2000) - Whitman College, B.A. in Politics and Asian Studies, 1997 ### Additional information - In August 2022 Judge Fonnesbeck was also appointed as a water judge for the State of Utah - First District Court, Utah – Appointed by Governor Gary R. Herbert in August 2019 - First District Juvenile Court – Appointed in October 2014 - Private practice (2009–2014) – Family law, criminal matters, public defense for Cache County and several Utah cities - Prior to managing her own law firm, Judge Fonnesbeck was a shareholder at Hillyard, Anderson & Olsen, P.C. from 2002 to 2009 where she focused on family law matters, criminal defense, juvenile court, general civil litigation and mediation - She also worked as an associate attorney for Perry, Malmberg and Perry in Logan where she focused on insurance defense - Board Director – National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges - Active in state and local bar leadership roles - In her role as Judge she has presided over the First District Juvenile Mental Health Court, served on the Board of Juvenile Court Judges and the Utah Sentencing Commission, and currently presides over the Cache County District Mental Health Court and serves as co-chair of the Utah State Bar Pro Bono Commission - She continues to contribute to legal education, including as a CLE faculty member for Utah attorneys ## 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/district-courts/first-district-court/angela-f-fonnesbeck.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/first-district-court/angela-f-fonnesbeck.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/first-district-court/angela-f-fonnesbeck.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 F. FONNESBECK](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/first-district-court/angela-f-fonnesbeck.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/angela-f-fonnesbeck-district-court-judge-utah-first-district-court-ut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/angela-f-fonnesbeck-district-court-judge-utah-first-district-court-ut", "name": "Angela F. Fonnesbeck | KnowJudges", "description": "Angela F. Fonnesbeck, Utah First District 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=4-401.02). Collected 2026-07-26.