James D. Gardner
Third District Court Judge
Judicial background
Third District Court Judge
Background
James D. Gardner was appointed to the Third District Court in 2014. He previously practiced civil litigation at Snell & Wilmer in Salt Lake City, handling trial and appellate matters in state and federal courts. He earned degrees at Brigham Young University and Duke University School of Law. Governor Gary Herbert appointed Gardner to the Third District Court in December 2014. The court's biography says he was a partner at Snell & Wilmer, sits on the Utah Judicial Council and the Utah State Bar's CLE Advisory Committee, and served on the Utah Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct from 2017 to 2024.
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