John A. Pearce
Justice of the Utah Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 29, 2016
Appointed byGary Herbert
Preceded byJill Parrish
Personal details
Born (1969-06-06) June 6, 1969
Magna, Utah, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Utah (BS)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)

John A. Pearce (born June 6, 1969) is a Utah judge, appointed to the Utah Supreme Court in November, 2015 by Governor Gary Herbert.[1][2] The Utah Senate later confirmed Pearce in a 21–0 vote in December 2015.[3] He was sworn in on January 29, 2016.[4]

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.[5] Pearce was born and raised in Magna, Utah[6] and began his legal career as an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Later, Pearce was a shareholder at Jones Waldo in Salt Lake City.[7] 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] Pearce also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Governor appoints Pearce to Utah Supreme Court". Utah Governor. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Gov. Herbert taps Cyprus High alumnus to fill vacancy on Utah Supreme Court," The Salt Lake Tribune, November 9th, 2015
  3. ↑ "John Pearce confirmed as Utah Supreme Court Justice | KSL.com". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  4. ↑ Manson, Pamela (February 1, 2016). "John Pearce praised for his intellect, sworn in for Utah Supreme Court bench". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Governor names John Pearce as Utah Supreme Court justice," Daily Herald, November 9, 2015
  6. ↑ JOHN A PEARCE - Home - Faculty Profile - The University of Utah Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  7. ↑ "Utah Senate confirms John Pearce as Utah Supreme Court justice". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  8. ↑ "JOHN A PEARCE - Home - Faculty Profile - The University of Utah". faculty.utah.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-13.


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