Judge Diana Hagen
SALT LAKE CITY — A new judge has been nominated to the Utah Supreme Court. Gov. Spencer Cox named Utah Court of Appeals Judge Diana Hagen as his choice for the highest court in the state. The governor’s Tuesday nomination is subject to confirmation by the Utah Senate.
In a press release, Gov. Cox said, “Judge Hagen’s distinguished career as an appellate court judge and federal prosecutor as well as her leadership and service in numerous professional and community groups have well prepared her for this moment. We are delighted she is willing to take on a new challenge and know she will serve the people of Utah with integrity.”
Judge Hagen was appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals in June 2017 by former Gov. Gary Herbert. In her current position, she also serves as chair of the Supreme Court OPC Oversight Committee; chair of the Judicial Education Committee; and appellate court representative on the Utah Sentencing Commission. Prior to her appointment to the Court of Appeals, Judge Hagen was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Utah, serving as the chief of the appellate section for nearly a decade before her promotion to First Assistant. During her 17 years as a federal prosecutor, she handled hundreds of appeals as well as high-profile trials, including the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case and the murder of Millard County Sheriff’s Deputy Josie Greathouse Fox.
Hagen said she was grateful to Gov. Cox for the confidence he has placed in her and especially honored to have been selected from the group of nominees. “I am mindful of the great responsibility and public trust that comes with this appointment. If confirmed by the Utah Senate, I will work hard to be deserving of that trust.”
In 1998, Hagen received her law degree Order of the Coif from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, where she was a member of the National Moot Court Team and the Utah Law Review editorial board. Following law school, she served as a law clerk for United States District Court Judge Tena Campbell.
Judge Hagen grew up in Ogden and attended Ben Lomond High School. She still lives in the Ogden area with her husband, Tobin, and their two children, Kaira and Archer. They love camping together in the Wasatch mountains and are all avid scuba divers.
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