JUDGE EDWIN T. PETERSON

District Court
JUDGE EDWIN T. PETERSON - Judge Edwin T. Peterson is an Active Senior Judge. He was appointed to the Eighth District Court in September 2009 by Governor Gary R. Herbert. Judge Peterson served Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah counties and was the Eighth District Court presiding judge. He served as Deputy Uintah County Attorney prior to his judicial appointment. He also 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. Prior to serving as a prosecutor, he was in private practice in Salt Lake County. After law school and admission to the practice of law, Judge Peterson served four years active duty as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force as a Judge Advocate. Judge Peterson received his law degree from the University of Utah College of Law and his bachelor's degree from Utah State University. Updated 10/21/21

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