JUDGE JAMES R. TAYLOR
District Court
JUDGE JAMES R. TAYLOR - Judge James R. Taylor is an Active Senior Judge. He was appointed to the Fourth District Court in February 1999 by Gov. Michael O. Leavitt where he served Juab, Millard, Utah, and Wasatch counties. Judge Taylor presided over an adult Drug Court in Utah County from 2002 until his retirement. He was named Adjunct Professor of the Year for the School of Business at UVSC in 2006. Judge Taylor was previously the presiding judge for the Fourth District Court and served on the Board of District Court Judges. Judge Taylor was a Joseph Fielding Smith Scholar at Brigham Young University in 1973. He graduated from the University of Utah College of Law in 1980. He was in general private practice and served as Spanish Fork City Attorney before becoming a Deputy Utah County Attorney in 1987. Updated 10/21/21
