--- title: "Jay T. Jorgensen | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-t-jorgensen-justice-utah-supreme-court-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-22" --- # Jay T. Jorgensen Utah Supreme Court · Justice ## Profile - Court: Utah Supreme Court - State: Utah - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - American judge appointed in June 2026 to the Utah Supreme Court by Governor Spencer J. Cox, bringing a distinguished legal career in corporate law, public service, and judicial clerkship - His formal investiture ceremony took place on September 21, 2026, at the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City, where U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. administered the oath - At the time, he served as senior counsel in the Office of General Counsel for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Justice Alito praised his “exceptional legal mind” and “deep sense of humanity” - Earlier in his career, he was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and clerked for Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist on the United States Supreme Court and then-Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit - In summary: Justice Jay T. Jorgensen is a highly experienced legal professional now serving on Utah’s highest court, with a background in corporate law, compliance, and high-level judicial clerkships, and a strong public commitment to serving Utah’s legal community - He also clerked for Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist on the U.S. Supreme Court and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ### Education - Jorgensen graduated summa cum laude from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School. ### Additional information - Appointed to the Utah Supreme Court on June 17, 2026, following the creation of new seats during that year’s legislative session. - Born in Utah, Jorgensen has lived in Arkansas, Washington, D.C., and South Korea before returning to Utah in 2020. - I pledge to faithfully apply our state’s constitution and laws, and to serve to the best of my ability”. - He previously served as general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary for Coupang, and as executive vice president and global chief ethics and compliance officer for Walmart. - He was confirmed by the Utah Senate in a 22–7 vote. - He and his wife, Melissa, reside in North Salt Lake. - In Senate confirmation hearings, he addressed questions about Utah’s constitutional residency requirement, explaining that his three-year LDS mission in Chile did not end his Utah residency. - He stated he does not anticipate needing to recuse himself from church-related cases, as he is not assigned to Utah church work. ## 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/appellate-courts/supreme-court.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/appellate-courts/supreme-court.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/appellate-courts/supreme-court.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) - [JUSTICE JAY T. JORGENSEN](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/appellate-courts/supreme-court/jay-t-jorgensen.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-t-jorgensen-justice-utah-supreme-court-ut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-t-jorgensen-justice-utah-supreme-court-ut", "name": "Jay T. Jorgensen | KnowJudges", "description": "Jay T. Jorgensen, Utah Supreme Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-22", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-t-jorgensen-justice-utah-supreme-court-ut#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-t-jorgensen-justice-utah-supreme-court-ut#judge", "name": "Jay T. 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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.