SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 14, 2025) — Gov. Spencer J. Cox announced the appointment of Judge John Nielsen to serve as the next justice of the Utah Supreme Court, filling the vacancy created by the pending ...

Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy served on the nation’s highest court for three decades. He was often described ...

Governor Spencer J. Cox is holding a press conference on Tuesday afternoon to announce a new appointment to the Utah Supreme Court.

Third District Court Judge John Nielsen has been selected by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to serve as the state’s newest Supreme ...

Both Democratic and Republican appointees used the term to describe issues in separate cases involving the death penalty and ...