--- title: "Spencer D. Walsh | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/spencer-d-walsh-associate-presiding-judge-district-court-judge-utah-first-district-court-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Spencer D. Walsh Utah First District Court · Associate Presiding Judge, District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Utah First District Court - State: Utah - Role: Associate Presiding Judge, District Court 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 Associate Presiding Judge of Utah’s First District Court, serving Box Elder, Cache, and Rich counties since September 2020 - Deputy County Attorney, Cache County Attorney’s Office (2009–2015) - He previously served as a Deputy County Attorney in the Cache County Attorney's Office and as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in the West Valley City Attorney's Office - Judge Walsh was a police academy instructor and taught constitutional law as an adjunct professor for the University of the Rockies and Ashford University - Prior to his appointment, Judge Walsh served as the chief prosecutor for the Cache County Attorney's Office. ### Education - Law degree from Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School in 2007. - J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University — J.D. (2007) - Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from Brigham Young University in 2003. ### Additional information - Appointed to the First District Court in September 2020 by Governor Gary R. Herbert. - Appointed by Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert on September 4, 2020 and confirmed by the Utah State Senate on October 22, 2020, Judge Walsh presides over cases in Box Elder, Cache, and Rich counties. - Served on the Utah Sexual Violence Council and on the First District Drug and Mental Health Court Committees - Judge Walsh presides over the Box Elder County Mental Health Court.12/20 - Nonpartisan in his judicial role. - He also presides over the Box Elder County Mental Health Court. - His appointment and tenure are part of Utah’s judicial selection process, and he continues to serve as of the current term. ## 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/district-courts/first-district-court/spencer-d-walsh.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/first-district-court/spencer-d-walsh.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/first-district-court/spencer-d-walsh.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) - [ASSOCIATE PRESIDING JUDGE SPENCER D. WALSH](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/first-district-court/spencer-d-walsh.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/spencer-d-walsh-associate-presiding-judge-district-court-judge-utah-first-district-court-ut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/spencer-d-walsh-associate-presiding-judge-district-court-judge-utah-first-district-court-ut", "name": "Spencer D. Walsh | KnowJudges", "description": "Spencer D. Walsh, Utah First District 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=4-401.02). Collected 2026-07-26.