Jeremiah Humes at a glance
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- District Court Judge
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Jeremiah Humes
District Court Judge · Utah Seventh District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Before becoming a judge, Humes was the attorney for Carbon County and ran his own municipal law practice since 2004.
- Judge Jeremiah C. Humes was appointed to the Seventh District Court in January 2020 by Governor Gary R. Herbert
- Judge Jeremiah C. Humes is a Utah State Court judge appointed in January 2020 to the Seventh District Court, serving Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan Counties, and presiding over the Emery County Adult Treatment Court
- Judge Humes has been active in public court proceedings
Education
- in Business Administration, Utah State University — B.A.
Additional information
- For example, in January 2023, he sentenced a 21‐year‐old driver in Emery County for a fatal auto‐pedestrian crash involving underage drinking.
- Appointment: Named by Governor Gary R. Herbert in January 2020.
- He also worked at Johnson & Stone from 2003 to 2004.
- Specialized Duties: Presides over the Emery County Adult Treatment Court.
- He warned that such conduct is unacceptable and stated he would impose prison time if probation conditions were violated.
- Committees: Serves on the Court’s Standing Education Committee, co-chairs the Utah State Bar’s New Lawyer Training Program Committee, and is a member of the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.
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 Seventh District 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 Seventh District 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 ↗