--- title: "Ryan M. Harris | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ryan-m-harris-presiding-judge-court-of-appeals-judge-utah-court-of-appeals-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Ryan M. Harris Utah Court of Appeals · Presiding Judge, Court of Appeals Judge ## Profile - Court: Utah Court of Appeals - State: Utah - Role: Presiding Judge, Court of Appeals Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - The Presiding Judge of the Utah Court of Appeals, appointed in June 2017 by Governor Gary R. Herbert - Judicial clerk to Hon. Stephen H. Anderson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit - Upon graduating from law school, Judge Harris served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Stephen H. Anderson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit - Judge Harris also worked as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Utah's S.J. Quinney College of Law - Prior to his appointment, Judge Harris served as a trial judge in the Third District Court for nearly six years, where he served as the Associate Presiding Judge. ### Education - with distinction — Stanford Law School — J.D. (1998) - magna cum laude, University honors — Brigham Young University — B.A. (1995) ### Additional information - Judge Harris graduated magna cum laude and with University honors from Brigham Young University in 1995, and graduated with distinction from Stanford Law School in 1998. - overseeing appellate litigation in the state. - Also recognized as an Associate Presiding Judge in some official listings. - Multiple judicial committees, including the Advisory Committee on Model Civil Jury Instructions and the Small Claims Jury Committee. - Judge Harris’s expertise includes appellate practice and procedure (litigation). - Practiced law in Salt Lake City at Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough, maintaining a civil trial practice and serving on the firm’s board and executive committee - He also served as a small claims judge for eight years. - Before his appointment to the Court of Appeals, Judge Harris was a trial judge in Utah’s Third District Court (covering Salt Lake and Summit counties) for nearly six years, where he held the role of Associate Presiding Judge. - He has also been past chair of the Litigation Section of the Utah State Bar and has received the Judicial Excellence Award twice from that section. ## 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/court-of-appeals/ryan-m-harris.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/appellate-courts/court-of-appeals/ryan-m-harris.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/appellate-courts/court-of-appeals/ryan-m-harris.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) - [PRESIDING JUDGE RYAN M. HARRIS](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/appellate-courts/court-of-appeals/ryan-m-harris.html) - [Wikidata: Ryan M. Harris](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130298082) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ryan-m-harris-presiding-judge-court-of-appeals-judge-utah-court-of-appeals-ut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ryan-m-harris-presiding-judge-court-of-appeals-judge-utah-court-of-appeals-ut", "name": "Ryan M. Harris | KnowJudges", "description": "Ryan M. Harris, Utah Court of Appeals. 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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=4-401.02). Collected 2026-07-26.