--- title: "John Hulbert | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-hulbert-justice-court-judge-utah-first-district-justice-court-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # John Hulbert Utah First District Justice Court · Justice Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Utah First District Justice Court - State: Utah - Role: Justice 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 - Justice Court Judge in Utah’s First District Justice Court, appointed to the Hyrum Justice Court in June 2025 - During law school, he completed federal appellate externships with Judge Michael McConnell of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and Judge N. Randy Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - He also taught as an adjunct professor in the Practice of Law and Management at Utah State University's Jon M. Huntsman School of Business ### Education - Mr. Hulbert graduated from BYU-Idaho, Brigham Young University, and the UCLA School of Law. ### Additional information - Has been in‐house counsel for AAPC since 2022. - He later worked for two years at AgReserves, Inc., an affiliate of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and has served as in-house counsel for AAPC since 2022. - Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. (2014). - In-house counsel for ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. (now iFIT) for 12 years, including helping in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Octane Fitness, LLC v. - Served 12 years as in‐house counsel for ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. (now iFIT), including work on the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Octane Fitness, LLC v. - Before law school, Mr. Hulbert was a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (C.A.S.A.) for the Utah Office of Guardian ad Litem - representing abused and neglected children in Utah's Fourth Judicial District. - Earlier, held the role of a Court‐Appointed Special Advocate (C.A.S.A.) for the Utah Office of Guardian ad Litem ## 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/justice-courts/first-district-justice-court/john-hulbert.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/justice-courts/first-district-justice-court/john-hulbert.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/justice-courts/first-district-justice-court/john-hulbert.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 JOHN HULBERT](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/justice-courts/first-district-justice-court/john-hulbert.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-hulbert-justice-court-judge-utah-first-district-justice-court-ut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-hulbert-justice-court-judge-utah-first-district-justice-court-ut", "name": "John Hulbert | KnowJudges", "description": "John Hulbert, Utah First District Justice 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.