--- title: "Kate A. Toomey | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kate-a-toomey-8407" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Kate A. Toomey Utah Court of Appeals · Judge ## Profile - Court: Utah Court of Appeals - State: Utah - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - First judicial role: Appointed in January 2007 as a judge on Utah’s Third District Court, serving for nearly eight years ### Education - University of Maryland School of Law in — J.D. (1991) ### Additional information - Retirement: She retired on January 1, 2021 after serving on the Court of Appeals. - Appointment to Court of Appeals: In August 2014, Governor Gary Herbert appointed Toomey to the Utah Court of Appeals; she took her oath in September 2014. ## 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.courtlistener.com/person/8407/kate-a-toomey/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8407/kate-a-toomey/) - [Utah Court of Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8407/kate-a-toomey/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8407/kate-a-toomey/) - [Wikidata: Kate A. Toomey](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26703071) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kate-a-toomey-8407", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kate-a-toomey-8407", "name": "Kate A. Toomey | KnowJudges", "description": "Kate A. Toomey, Utah Court of Appeals. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kate-a-toomey-8407#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kate-a-toomey-8407#judge", "name": "Kate A. 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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.