--- title: "Kent Holmberg | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kent-holmberg-senior-judge-utah-active-senior-judges-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Kent Holmberg Utah Active Senior Judges · Senior Judge ## Profile - Court: Utah Active Senior Judges - State: Utah - Role: Senior Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge Holmberg transitioned to Senior Judge status on May 1, 2025, continuing to handle District Court cases statewide on a part-time basis and serving as a mediator and arbitrator in civil matters - He announced his retirement from the Silver Summit Justice Center near Park City in May 2025, concluding a distinguished judicial career - Senior Judge Kent Robert Holmberg was appointed to the Third District Court by Governor Gary R. Herbert in December 2016 - taught criminal justice and law courses at the college level - Previous to his appointment by Governor Herbert, Judge Holmberg served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Utah in the Litigation Division, where he was the Torts Section Director ### Education - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, bachelor’s degree in accounting - William Mitchell College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law) in St. Paul, Minnesota — J.D. ### Additional information - In December 2016, he was appointed by Governor Gary R. Herbert to the Third District Court, confirmed by the Utah Senate in February 2017, serving Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties - As a District Court Judge, he presided over a wide range of civil cases, including torts, contracts, business disputes, probate, family law, water law, and tax matters - He also gained extensive experience in mediation and settlement conferences - He has contributed to the Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure and the Model Utah Civil Jury Instructions Committee - Judge Holmberg has served the courts in a number of capacities including on the Board of District Court Judges, as a Tax Court Judge and as a Water Law Judge - Before his judicial appointment, he held a position as a certified public accountant and practiced civil law, specializing in tort and insurance matters, including personal and commercial liability, governmental liability, products liability, professional liability, construction claims, and bad-faith litigation - Holmberg has served in multiple judicial capacities, including as a Tax Court Judge, Water Law Judge, and member of the Utah Board of District Court Judges ## 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/senior-Judges/district-court-senior-judges/kent-holmberg.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/district-court-senior-judges/kent-holmberg.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/district-court-senior-judges/kent-holmberg.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 KENT R. 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