--- title: "Vernon F Romney | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vernon-f-romney-senior-judge-utah-active-senior-judges-ut" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Vernon F Romney 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 - Rick” Romney was a long‐time Provo City Justice Court judge and former city prosecutor, retiring in December 2023 after 39 years of public service - Judge Vernon F. Romney was appointed to the Provo City Justice Court bench in July 2007 ### Education - Brigham Young University, B.A. in English, 1979 ### Additional information - In December 2023, Romney retired and announced plans to serve a mission in Peru with his wife, Yevon Romney, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‐day Saints - 14, 2023, and he also received a lifetime achievement award from the Board of Justice Court Judges - He was admitted to the Utah Bar in 1983 - J.D. (1982) - Judge Romney has served as president of the Central Utah Bar Association, president of the Utah Municipal Prosecutor's Association, chair of the Fourth District Court's Victim's Rights Committee, as a member of the Utah Domestic Violence Council, and as a member of the training committee for the Utah Prosecution Council - Romney’s career combined criminal law expertise, judicial service, and community engagement, and he is remembered for his dedication to fairness, compassion, and public service in Utah’s justice system - After law school, he clerked for the Utah Attorney General, worked part‐time at a small Orem law firm, then joined Provo City as a prosecutor - Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Romney worked for 22 years in the Provo City attorney's office, at which time he served primarily as lead city prosecutor - Bench for 16 years before retirement - His retirement ceremony was held on Dec - Before that, he spent 22 years as a prosecutor in the Provo City Attorney’s Office, where he served primarily as lead city prosecutor ## 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/justice-court-senior-judges/vernon-f-romney.html) - [Official roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/justice-court-senior-judges/vernon-f-romney.html) - [Utah State Courts official judicial roster](https://www.utcourts.gov/en/courts/other-court-info/judges-bios/senior-Judges/justice-court-senior-judges/vernon-f-romney.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 VERNON F. 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