--- title: "Jennifer L. Valencia | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-l-valencia-district-court-judge-utah-second-district-court-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Jennifer L. Valencia Utah Second District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Utah Second District Court - State: Utah - Role: District Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Utah Second District Court judge appointed in 2017, serving Davis, Morgan, and Weber counties, with current assignments at the Farmington courthouse in Davis County - Running for re-election as Judge of the District Court, Second Judicial District in the November 3, 2026 general election. - Judge Valencia attended Weber State University on a Presidential Scholarship, graduating magna cum laude with Departmental Honors in Political Science in 1994 - Adjunct Professor at the University of Utah, teaching trial advocacy - As an attorney, she served as an Assistant Utah Attorney General in the Child and Family Support Division, as a Salt Lake County Deputy District Attorney in the Criminal Division, and as the Director of the Utah Sentencing Commission. ### Education - University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law — J.D. (1997) - in Political Science (magna cum laude, Departmental Honors), Weber State University, on a Presidential Scholarship — B.A. (1994) ### Additional information - Appointed to the Second District Court by Governor Gary R. Herbert in May 2017. - In addition to her regular judicial duties, she is a designated statewide Water Judge. - Additional Role: Designated statewide Water Judge - previously served in multiple judicial leadership roles, including Water Judge and Drug Court Judge - She has also previously served as the Supervising Water Judge, as the Chair of the Utah Uniform Fine Committee, and as a Drug Court Judge. ## 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/district-courts/second-district-court/jennifer-l-valencia.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/second-district-court/jennifer-l-valencia.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/second-district-court/jennifer-l-valencia.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 JENNIFER L. VALENCIA](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/second-district-court/jennifer-l-valencia.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-l-valencia-district-court-judge-utah-second-district-court-ut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-l-valencia-district-court-judge-utah-second-district-court-ut", "name": "Jennifer L. Valencia | KnowJudges", "description": "Jennifer L. Valencia, Utah Second District Court. 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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](https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=ucja&rule=4-401.02). Collected 2026-07-26.