Judges' Biographies


EIGHTH DISTRICT COURT JUDGES


Judges' Biographies

PRESIDING JUDGE EDWIN T. PETERSON

PRESIDING JUDGE EDWIN T. PETERSONJudge Edwin T. Peterson was appointed to the Eighth District Court in September 2009 by Gov. Gary R. Herbert. He serves Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah counties. Judge Peterson served as Deputy Uintah County Attorney prior to his appointment. He also has served as an Assistant Utah Attorney General in the Child Protection Division, a Pro Tem District Court Judge in the Third Circuit Court in West Valley, and as the Murray City Prosecutor. Judge Peterson received a law degree from the University of Utah College of Law, a bachelor’s degree in political science and geography from Utah State University, and is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Air War College’s Judge Advocate Staff Officer course. 9/09

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