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Sunday, October 25, 2026

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Catherine Conklin

Second District Court Judge

Judicial background

Second District Court Judge

Background

Catherine Conklin was appointed to the Second District Court bench in 2025 after serving as a domestic relations commissioner from 2007. Her earlier career included solo practice and partnership at Farr Kaufman. She graduated from Weber State University and earned a law degree at UC Hastings. The court's biography says Conklin served as the commissioner representative on the Board of District Court Judges and was a founding editor-in-chief of the Utah Journal of Family Law. She received the Women Lawyers of Utah Mentoring Award in 2017, the University of Utah's Distinguished Pro Bono Award in 2019 and the Weber County Bar Association's Public Servant of the Year award in 2022.

Source: Utah Courts biography: Catherine Conklin · Background checked October 20, 2026

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