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# Jack B. Burns

Utah Fifth District Court · District Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Utah Fifth District Court
- State: Utah
- Role: District Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Jack B. Burns — Utah Fifth District Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Before his appointment, Judge Burns was an attorney and shareholder at Burns Law Office, P.C. in Cedar City, where he managed a substantial civil and criminal litigation practice since 2006.
- Utah state court judge appointed in April 2026 to the Fifth District Court, serving Beaver, Iron, and Washington Counties
- Governor Spencer J. Cox appointed Judge Burns to the Utah Fifth District Court in April 2026, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Keith Barnes
- held a position as a prosecuting intern with the Henry County Attorney’s Office
- Governor Cox described Judge Burns as someone who “has spent his career serving southern Utah with integrity and a clear respect for the law” and who “understands the people and communities of the Fifth District”

### Education

- University of Iowa College of Law — J.D. (2004)
- Bachelor’s degree — Southern Utah University — 2001
- in Political Science (minor in English Literature) — Southern Utah University — B.A. (2001)

### Additional information

- Interned with the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
- The Fifth District Court covers Beaver, Iron, and Washington Counties in southern Utah.
- Before appointment he practiced civil and criminal litigation at Burns Law Office, P.C. in Cedar City.
- Attorney and shareholder at Burns Law Office, P.C. in Cedar City; earlier judicial law clerk to Judge Brent J. Moss, prosecuting intern, and U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee intern.
- His legal work included representing clients in serious criminal cases (bench and jury trials) and a wide range of civil matters.
- Judge Burns expressed gratitude for the appointment, stating, “I have great respect for the role of the judiciary and the responsibility it carries to decide cases fairly, impartially, and with integrity”.

## Sources

- [Fifth District Court Judges](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/fifth-district-court.html)
- [Judge Jack B. Burns biography](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/fifth-district-court/judge-jack-b--burns.html)

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