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# L. Rachel Munoz

Utah Fifth District Court · District Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Utah Fifth District Court
- State: Utah
- Role: District Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

L. Rachel Munoz — Utah Fifth District Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- She has been an assistant attorney general since 2015, with over 15 years of legal experience in child and family support, family law, and public service.
- Judge Munoz said she is “deeply honored and humbled” to serve, committing to uphold the law impartially and with integrity, and to maintain the highest standards of fairness in all her duties
- Assistant Attorney General in Utah Child and Family Support Division, Southern Section Director; previously partner at Read & Wright Naegle Jensen and worked at Utah Legal Services.
- Prior to state service, she was a partner at Read & Wright Naegle Jensen and worked at Utah Legal Services

### Education

- Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology (minors in Molecular Biology and Chemistry) — Brigham Young University
- University of Akron School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Governor Spencer J. Cox appointed Leah Rachel Jensen Munoz to the Fifth District Court in June 2026.
- The position was created by the 2026 Utah Legislature.
- In that role, she oversaw matters involving child support establishment, modification, and enforcement, and represented the Utah Office of Recovery Services.
- representing clients in family law matters and advocating for victims of domestic violence and other vulnerable populations.
- Newly appointed district court judge in Utah’s Fifth District, serving Beaver, Iron, and Washington Counties, with a career in public service, family law, and legal aid.
- Governor Cox praised her “experience with families, children and vulnerable Utahns” and her ability to bring “legal skill and steady judgment to the bench”.
- Before her judicial appointment, Judge Munoz held the role of Assistant Attorney General and Southern Section Director in the Utah Child and Family Support Division.
- She now presides over cases in Beaver, Iron, and Washington Counties in Utah.

## Sources

- [Fifth District Court Judges](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/fifth-district-court.html)
- [Judge L. Rachel Munoz biography](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/fifth-district-court/judge-l--rachel-munoz.html)

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