--- title: "Vernice Trease | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vernice-trease-district-court-judge-utah-third-district-court-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Vernice Trease Utah Third District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Utah Third District Court - State: Utah - Role: 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 - Judge Vernice S. Trease is a sitting judge of the Utah Third District Court, serving Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties since her 2006 appointment by Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr - Judge Vernice S. Trease was appointed to the Third District Court in November 2006 by Gov ### Education - University of Utah College of Law — J.D. (1988) - in International Relations — Lewis and Clark College — B.A. ### Additional information - Current status: Active judge, serving in her role as of 2026 - Retention Election: Won re-election in 2010 and again in 2016 (75.74% of the vote) - Appointed: November 2006 by Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr. - Judge Trease presides over cases in the Third District Court of Utah, which covers Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties. - She also presides over one of two Mental Health Courts in the district. - Professional experience: Before joining the bench, she held the role of a trial attorney, capital qualified attorney, and assistant director with the Salt Lake Legal Defender Association, and worked for Utah Legal Services. - Court Interpreter Standing Committee - She is also a member of the Supreme Court’s Advisory Committees on the Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Rules of Evidence, Utah Center for Legal Inclusion, Utah Sentencing Commission, and Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council. - Community Service Award — Utah Minority Bar Association ## 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/third-district-court/vernice-trease.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/third-district-court/vernice-trease.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/third-district-court/vernice-trease.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 VERNICE TREASE - Third District Court](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/district-courts/third-district-court/vernice-trease.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vernice-trease-district-court-judge-utah-third-district-court-ut", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vernice-trease-district-court-judge-utah-third-district-court-ut", "name": "Vernice Trease | KnowJudges", "description": "Vernice Trease, Utah Third 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=4-401.01). 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.