--- title: "Clark Mcclellan | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/clark-mcclellan-senior-judge-utah-active-senior-judges-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Clark Mcclellan 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 - He has also held the role of a Drug Court Judge in Uintah County since 2011 - He was retained in 2014 with 81.1% of the vote and serves as the presiding judge of the district - Judge Clark A. McClellan is a senior judge of Utah’s Eighth Judicial District, presiding over Uintah, Duchesne, and Daggett counties, appointed in 2010 and retained in 2014 - Judge Clark A. McClellan was appointed to the Eighth Judicial District Court bench for Uintah, Duchesne and Daggett counties in August 2010 by Governor Gary R. Herbert - Out of law school, he clerked for Justice Michael D. Zimmerman of the Utah Supreme Court.Judge McClellan practiced law in Phoenix, Arizona, and Salt Lake City, Utah, before he returned home to practice in the Uinta Basin in 1997. - Practice: Law in Phoenix, AZ - Early Career: Clerk for Justice Michael D. Zimmerman, Utah Supreme Court - He has also represented a number of private and governmental entities in areas of domestic relations, contracts, personal injury, property, business, landlord-tenant, among other areas of law.He is currently the presiding judge of the Eighth Judicial District ### Education - Undergraduate: Brigham Young University, Magna Cum Laude, International Relations ### Additional information - Uinta Basin, UT (since 1997) - Appointed to the Eighth Judicial District Court bench in August 2010 by Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert. - He continued his education graduating from the University of Utah College of Law where he was a William H. Leary Scholar, and a member and editor of the Utah Law Review in 1990.Judge McClellan was admitted to the practice of law in Arizona in 1990, and Utah in 1992. - Admissions: Arizona (1990), Utah (1992) - A lifetime resident of the Uinta Basin, McClellan graduated from Uintah High School in 1980 and is recognized as a distinguished alumnus. - Salt Lake City, UT - Official bio: Utah State Courts – Judge Clark McClellan. - New Lawyer Education Committee - Experience: Prosecution in Roosevelt and Vernal cities, Duchesne County; private and governmental representation in domestic relations, contracts, personal injury, property, business, landlord-tenant, and other areas. ## 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/clark-mcclellan.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/district-court-senior-judges/clark-mcclellan.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/district-court-senior-judges/clark-mcclellan.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 CLARK MCCLELLAN](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/district-court-senior-judges/clark-mcclellan.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/clark-mcclellan-senior-judge-utah-active-senior-judges-ut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/clark-mcclellan-senior-judge-utah-active-senior-judges-ut", "name": "Clark Mcclellan | KnowJudges", "description": "Clark Mcclellan, Utah Active Senior Judges. 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