--- title: "Paige Petersen | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/paige-petersen-justice-utah-supreme-court-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-22" --- # Paige Petersen Utah Supreme Court · Justice ## Profile - Court: Utah Supreme Court - State: Utah - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - American judge and lawyer serving on the Utah Supreme Court since December 2017, appointed by Governor Gary Herbert to replace Justice Christine Durham - Before joining the Supreme Court, Petersen held the role of a Utah District Court judge in the Third Judicial District (Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties) from 2015 to 2017. - Return to Utah: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah (2012–2015) - International law: Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague (2009–2011), including a trial team that prosecuted the former Serbian Chief of Police for ethnic cleansing and mass murder in Kosovo - Prosecution: Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York (2003–2008) - Private practice: Associate attorney, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York City (2001–2003) - In summary: Justice Paige Petersen is a highly experienced jurist with a background in federal prosecution, international criminal law, and state-level judicial service, now serving as a justice on the Utah Supreme Court and contributing to judicial policy and legal professional well‐being - She is also an adjunct associate professor at the University of Utah College of Law ### Education - Law degree: Yale Law School — J.D. (1999) - Bachelor’s degree: University of Utah, 1995, in Political Science and English (summa cum laude) ### Additional information - Current term: Through January 2, 2033 - Re‐election: Retained in November 2022 with 82.7% of the vote - Clerkship: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (1999–2001) - Date of birth: 1972 - handling organized crime and international narcotics cases - Utah Judicial Council and is co‐chair of the Well‐Being Committee for the Legal Profession, leading initiatives to improve lawyer well‐being in Utah. - She also presided over the Summit County Drug Court. - Birth place: Georgia ## 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/appellate-courts/supreme-court.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/appellate-courts/supreme-court.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/appellate-courts/supreme-court.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) - [Wikidata: Paige Petersen](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43078639) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/paige-petersen-justice-utah-supreme-court-ut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/paige-petersen-justice-utah-supreme-court-ut", "name": "Paige Petersen | KnowJudges", "description": "Paige Petersen, Utah Supreme Court. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=ucja&rule=4-401.01). Collected 2026-07-26. - [UCJA Rule 4-401.02 Possession and use of portable electronic devices](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-5b4e5d61b330f356e2af7caf) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. 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.