--- title: "Mary Kate Appleby | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mary-kate-appleby-senior-judge-utah-active-senior-judges-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Mary Kate Appleby 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 - Senior Judge on the Utah Court of Appeals, a position she has held since retiring from active service in January 2021 - Active Senior Judge of the Utah Court of Appeals, appointed in 2014 and continuing in service after retirement from active duty in 2020. - Prior service: Third District Court Judge for nearly eight years (2007–2014) - Earlier career: Law clerk to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals; worked for the Maryland Public Defender’s Office; associate at Salt Lake City firm Anderson & Karrenberg (1993–1996); later with the Utah State Bar’s Office of Professional Conduct ### Education - University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law — J.D. (1991) - B.S. in Anthropology and M.A. in Archaeology from the University of Utah. ### Additional information - She is also a member of the Board of Senior Judges and has been recognized with the Senior Judge Service Award (2022) and the Utah State Bar’s Judge of the Year Award (2020). - Appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals in September 2014 by Gov. - Appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals in September 2014 by Governor Gary R. Herbert. ## 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/appellate-court-senior-judges/kate-appleby.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/appellate-court-senior-judges/kate-appleby.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/appellate-court-senior-judges/kate-appleby.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 MARY KATE APPLEBY](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/appellate-court-senior-judges/kate-appleby.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mary-kate-appleby-senior-judge-utah-active-senior-judges-ut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mary-kate-appleby-senior-judge-utah-active-senior-judges-ut", "name": "Mary Kate Appleby | KnowJudges", "description": "Mary Kate Appleby, Utah Active Senior Judges. 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