Bryan J. Pattison
Fifth District Court Judge
Judicial background
Fifth District Court Judge
Background
Bryan J. Pattison was appointed to the Fifth District Court in 2026. After an appellate clerkship, he practiced civil litigation and appeals at Durham Jones & Pinegar and later co-founded Blanchard Pattison. He graduated from Westminster College and the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Governor Spencer Cox appointed Pattison to the Fifth District Court in May 2026. The court's biography says he spent nearly 20 years as a shareholder at Durham Jones & Pinegar, where he chaired the litigation section, served over a decade as a trustee of Utah Legal Services, clerked for Utah Court of Appeals Judge Judith Billings, and has served on the Utah Supreme Court's advisory committees on civil and appellate procedure.
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