--- title: "Jeremiah Humes | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeremiah-humes-district-court-judge-utah-seventh-district-court-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Jeremiah Humes Utah Seventh District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Utah Seventh 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 - 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. ## 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/seventh-district-court/jeremiah-humes.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/seventh-district-court/jeremiah-humes.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/seventh-district-court/jeremiah-humes.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 JEREMIAH HUMES](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/seventh-district-court/jeremiah-humes.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeremiah-humes-district-court-judge-utah-seventh-district-court-ut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeremiah-humes-district-court-judge-utah-seventh-district-court-ut", "name": "Jeremiah Humes | KnowJudges", "description": "Jeremiah Humes, Utah Seventh 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=4-401.01). Collected 2026-07-26. - [UCJA Rule 4-401.02 Possession and use of portable electronic devices](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-5b4e5d61b330f356e2af7caf) — 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](https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=ucja&rule=4-401.02). Collected 2026-07-26.