--- title: "Michelle E. Heward | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michelle-e-heward-senior-judge-utah-active-senior-judges-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Michelle E. Heward 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 - Academic role: Full professor of criminal justice at Weber State University (1995–2010), teaching undergraduate and graduate courses - Early career: Private practice attorney in Ogden (1987–1990) Deputy Weber County Attorney, juvenile court assignment (1990–1995) - deputy Weber County attorney, her primary assignment in juvenile court - Other judicial service: Justice court judge in Riverdale and South Ogden - Her career reflects a blend of judicial service, academic leadership, and community engagement, with a focus on juvenile justice and child welfare ### Education - B.A. in 1982, Weber State University J.D. in 1987, University of Utah ### Additional information - Retained: 2014 re-election with 79.9% of the vote - Appointed: July 2010 by Governor Gary R. Herbert - Active senior judge of the Utah Second Judicial District Juvenile Court, appointed in 2010 by Governor Gary R. Herbert, and presides over delinquency and child welfare cases, primarily in Weber County. - Appointed to the Second District Juvenile Court by Gov. - Current status: Active Senior Judge - She handles delinquency and child welfare cases, and also presides over a Family Drug Court. - Her work includes adjudicating matters involving minors in conflict with the law and those in need of child welfare services. - Chair of the Board of Juvenile 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/juvenile-court-senior-judges/michelle-e-heward.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/juvenile-court-senior-judges/michelle-e-heward.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/juvenile-court-senior-judges/michelle-e-heward.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 MICHELLE E. HEWARD](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/juvenile-court-senior-judges/michelle-e-heward.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michelle-e-heward-senior-judge-utah-active-senior-judges-ut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michelle-e-heward-senior-judge-utah-active-senior-judges-ut", "name": "Michelle E. Heward | KnowJudges", "description": "Michelle E. Heward, Utah Active Senior Judges. 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/michelle-e-heward-senior-judge-utah-active-senior-judges-ut#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michelle-e-heward-senior-judge-utah-active-senior-judges-ut#judge", "name": "Michelle E. 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