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Judges' Biographies
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ASSOCIATE PRESIDING JUDGE CLINT S. JUDKINS |  | Judge Clint S. Judkins of the District Court for the First Judicial District, serving Box Elder, Cache, and Rich Counties, has been certified by the Utah Judicial Council for retention in the 2004 General Election. Judge Clint S. Judkins was appointed to the First Circuit Court in 1988 by Gov. Norman H. Bangerter. He became a judge in First District Court in July 1996. Judge Judkins received his law degree from the University of Utah College of Law in 1972. He was in private practice in Tremonton prior to his appointment to the bench. He served as the Tremonton City Attorney for 16 years. Judge Judkins served on the Indigent Defense Cost Committee and is past President of the Box Elder County Bar Association. He has been the Presiding Judge in the First Circuit and First District Courts and also served on the Board of Circuit Court Judges and the Board of District Court Judges. He has served on the Gender Fairness Committee and is presently serving on the Commissioner Conduct Committee. Judge Judkins is Master of the Bench, Rex E. Lee American Inn of Court. 9/05
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JUDGE KEVIN K. ALLEN | | | Judge Kevin K. Allen was appointed to the First District Court in March 2008 by Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. He serves Cache, Rich and Box Elder counties. Judge Allen received a law degree from the University of Oklahoma College Of Law in 1992. While in law school, Judge Allen was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy and after graduation, served in the JAG Corp where he eventually became the lead prosecutor for the Northeast Command and the Tax Officer for the European and Southwest Asia Command. Judge Allen is currently a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve. Upon leaving active duty, Judge Allen returned to Logan and eventually became a partner in the law firms of Barrett and Daines and Allen and Ericson. Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Allen served as president of the Cache County Bar Association. He was also a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association and the American and Utah Bar Association’s Litigation, Real Property and Estate Planning sections. Judge Allen established and presides over the First District Mental Health Court and presides over the Box Elder County Drug Court. 10/09
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JUDGE BEN H. HADFIELD |  | Judge Ben H. Hadfield was appointed to the First District Court in March 1993 by Gov. Michael O. Leavitt. He serves Box Elder, Cache, and Rich counties. After graduating from the J. Reuben Clark College of Law at Brigham Young University in 1978, he joined the Brigham City firm of Mann, Hadfield & Thorns and later became a partner in the firm. He was involved in numerous organizations, including service as president of the Brigham City Chamber of Commerce, president of Brigham City Kiwanis, and worked with the Big Brother organization. A large percentage of his work as an attorney was in litigation. Judge Hadfield helped found the Rex E. Lee Inn of Court and is past president of the chapter, which focuses on professionalism and collegiality in the courtroom. In addition to his courtroom responsibilities, Judge Hadfield has served on the Ethics Advisory Committee, the Board of District Court Judges, and the Utah Judicial Council from 2000 to 2003. Judge Hadfield served as presiding judge in the First District Court from July 2004 to July 2006. He then returned to the Board of District Court Judges and in September 2009 because chair of the board. 9/09 |
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JUDGE THOMAS L. WILLMORE |  | Judge Thomas L. Willmore was appointed to First District Court in January 1999 by Gov. Michael O. Leavitt. He serves Box Elder, Cache, and Rich counties. Judge Willmore graduated from Utah State University and received his law degree from the University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law. At the time of his appointment to the bench, he was an attorney/shareholder with the law firm of Olson & Hoggan. Judge Willmore’s service in the judiciary includes the following: presiding judge from 2006 to present; chair and member of the Board of District Court Judges from 2001-2006; Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure; and member of the Utah Access to Justice Council. Judge Willmore established and presides over Drug Court for Cache County and Box Elder County. 05/08
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