JUDGE ROYAL I. HANSEN
District Court
JUDGE ROYAL I. HANSEN - Judge Royal I. Hansen is an Active Senior Judge. He was appointed to the Third District Court in July 2003 by Governor Michael 0. Leavitt, and served as the Presiding Judge from 2011 to 2015. The Utah State Bar selected Judge Hansen as Judge of the Year in 2012 and as a multi-year recipient of the Judicial Excellence Award. In 2016, he was named the third Utah Judge to receive the Peacekeeper Award in recognition of his commitment to the process of peace and conflict resolution. In 2013, he was recognized with the Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award. Judge Hansen is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He currently serves as the chair of the Judicial Council's Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, as co-chair of the Utah State Bar Pro Bono Commission, and as vice president of the Utah Bar Foundation. Judge Hansen previously served as a commissioner on the Utah Judicial Conduct Commission. He is the founding judge of the South Valley Felony Drug Court (2005) and the Utah Veterans Treatment Court (2015). Judge Hansen received a law degree from the University of Utah College of Law in 1975. He was a law clerk for Judge Frank Q. Nebeker of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals from 1975 to 1976. Judge Hansen was a partner with the law firm of Moyle & Draper from 1976 to 2003. He was admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Utah. Judge Hansen is a member of the Aldon J. Anderson American Inn of Court. Updated 10/21/21
