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 Greg Bell, Lieutenant Governor Sean Reyes, Attorney General Richard Ellis, Treasurer No secretary of state

Senate	Michael G. Waddoups, President of the Senate Scott K. Jenkins, Majority Leader Ross I. Romero, Minority Leader

House	Rebecca D. Lockhart, Speaker Brad L. Dee, Majority Leader David Litvack, Minority Leader

Supreme Court (appointed)	Matthew B. Durrant, Chief Justice Thomas Rex Lee, Associate Chief Justice Christine M. Durham, Justice Constandinos Himonas, Justice John A. Pearce, Justice

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