Bryan Galloway at a glance
- Current role
- Presiding Judge, Juvenile Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Utah · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Bryan Galloway
Presiding Judge, Juvenile Court Judge · Utah First District Juvenile Court
Biography
Professional career
- The Presiding Judge of Utah’s First District Juvenile Court, serving Cache, Box Elder, and Rich counties since 2020
- Eventually Judge Galloway evolved into a practice of indigent defense, appearing as a public defender in the Juvenile, Justice, and District Courts of Cache County
- As public defender Judge Galloway worked extensively with the drug and mental health courts of the First District
- Community engagement in juvenile justice reform
- He later shifted to indigent defense, serving as a public defender in Cache County’s Juvenile, Justice, and District Courts
- His role includes overseeing juvenile justice matters, mental health court programs, and related diversion initiatives
Education
- Utah State University and then graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Law in — B.A. (1998)
- University of Nebraska College of Law, graduated in — J.D. (1998)
Additional information
- Galloway’s tenure as Presiding Judge runs through the 2025–2030 term.
- Appointed by Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert in 2020, Judge Galloway presides over juvenile cases in the First District Juvenile Court, which covers Cache, Box Elder, and Rich counties.
- Early Career: After law school, Galloway returned to Utah
- focusing on criminal and parental defense.
- Specialized Work: He worked extensively with drug and mental health courts in the First District and served over 13 years on the district’s mental health court committee.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Electronic Media Coverage
Statewide
Utah permits electronic media coverage of public proceedings under statewide UCJA procedures, including proceedings conducted by remote transmission.
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 ↗
Media Request Process
Statewide
Utah requires requests for electronic media coverage to be made through the court's public information office.
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 ↗
Portable Electronic Devices
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
UCJA Rule 4-401.01 Electronic media coverage of court proceedings
Utah First District Juvenile Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26UCJA Rule 4-401.02 Possession and use of portable electronic devices
Utah First District Juvenile Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
Utah State Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Utah State Courts official judicial roster ↗UCJA Rule 4-401.01 Electronic media coverage of court proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View UCJA Rule 4-401.01 Electronic media coverage of court proceedings ↗UCJA Rule 4-401.02 Possession and use of portable electronic devices
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View UCJA Rule 4-401.02 Possession and use of portable electronic devices ↗