John A. Pearce

John A. Pearce is a Utah judge, appointed to the Utah Supreme Court in November, 2015 by Governor Gary R. Herbert.^[1]^[2] The Utah Senate later confirmed Pearce in a 21-0 vote in December 2015.^[3]

Prior to being confirmed to the Utah Supreme Court, Pearce served on the Utah Court of Appeals. He has also served as general counsel in Governor Herbert's office.^[4] Justice Pearce graduated from Cyprus High in Magna, got an undergraduate degree from the University of Utah in economics, and received his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley.^[2]

References

↑ "Governor appoints Pearce to Utah Supreme Court". Utah Governor. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
1 2 "Gov. Herbert taps Cyprus High alumnus to fill vacancy on Utah Supreme Court," The Salt Lake Tribune, November 9th, 2015
↑ "John Pearce confirmed as Utah Supreme Court Justice | KSL.com". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
↑ "Governor names John Pearce as Utah Supreme Court justice," Daily Herald, November 9, 2015

Current statewide political officials of Utah

U.S. Senators	Orrin Hatch Mike Lee

State government	Gary Herbert, Governor Spencer Cox, Lieutenant Governor Sean Reyes, Attorney General Richard Ellis, Treasurer John Dougall, Auditor

Senate	Michael Waddoups, President Scott Jenkins, Majority Leader Ross Romero, Minority Leader

House	Becky Lockhart, Speaker Brad Dee, Majority Leader David Litvack, Minority Leader

Supreme Court (appointed)	Matthew Durrant, Chief Justice Thomas Lee, Associate Chief Justice Christine Durham, Justice Constandinos Himonas, Justice John Pearce, Justice

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