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Richard W. Daynes

Third District Court Judge

Judicial background

Third District Court Judge

Background

Richard W. Daynes took the Third District Court bench in 2024. He previously spent more than 22 years as an assistant U.S. attorney in Utah and held Justice Department advisory assignments involving China and Malta. He studied communications at the University of Utah and law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Source: Utah Courts biography: Richard W. Daynes · Background checked October 20, 2026

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