--- title: "Brian Theadore Stewart | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brian-theadore-stewart" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Brian Theadore Stewart U.S. District Court for the District of Utah · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Utah - State: Utah - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Visiting professor, Weber State University, 1997-present - Executive director, Utah Department of Commerce, 1992-present - Visiting professor, Utah State University, 1991-present - Judge, District Court, D. Utah, 1999-2014 - Brian Theadore “Ted” Stewart is a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, appointed in 1999 and assuming senior status in 2014 - On July 27, 1999, President Bill Clinton nominated Stewart to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, filling the seat vacated by Judge John Thomas Greene Jr - Chief of Staff to Utah Governor Mike Leavitt (1998–1999) He also held the role of a visiting professor at Utah State University and Weber State University - Visiting professor, Utah State University, 1994-1998 - Executive director, Utah Department of Natural Resources, 1993-1998 ### Education - University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law) in — J.D. (1975) - Utah State University in — B.S. (1972) ### Additional information - Orrin G. Hatch, UT, 1980-present - Commission issued: November 11, 1999 Stewart held the role of Chief Judge from 2011 to 2014 and assumed senior status on September 1, 2014. - Senate confirmation: October 5, 1999, by a 93–5 vote - Mike Leavitt, UT, 1998-1999 - Commissioner, Utah Public Service Commission, 1985-1992 - James V. Hansen, UT, 1981-1985 - Assistant to U.S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch (1980) - Private practice, Salt Lake City, UT, 1975-1980 - Stewart was born in Logan, Utah, in 1948. - Date of birth: 1948-01-01 - Chief of staff, Gov. - Administrative assistant, U.S. Rep. - Assistant, U.S. Sen. - In summary: Brian Theadore Stewart is a veteran Utah jurist with a long record in public service, legal practice, and leadership, now serving in a senior judicial role on the federal bench. - Birth place: Logan, UT ## 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 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391021) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391021) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391021) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3106/brian-theadore-stewart/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3106/brian-theadore-stewart/) - [Wikidata: Ted Stewart](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7693766) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brian-theadore-stewart", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brian-theadore-stewart", "name": "Brian Theadore Stewart | KnowJudges", "description": "Brian Theadore Stewart, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.