Dianna M. Gibson took the Third District Court bench in 2019 following her 2018 appointment. Her earlier career included an appellate clerkship, litigation at Parsons Behle & Latimer and in-house legal leadership at publicly traded companies. She earned psychology, communication and law degrees at the University of Utah. Governor Gary Herbert appointed Gibson to the Third District Court in October 2018, and she took the bench in January 2019, according to Utah Courts' biography. She sits in the Tooele County courthouse. Her listed service includes membership on the University of Utah law school's board of trustees, the International Association of Women Judges' outreach committee and the Tooele County Human Services Advisory Committee, and she is an American Bar Foundation fellow.
Rep. Celeste Maloy was reelected and the Associated Press called the 2nd District for Rep. Blake Moore, while Rep. Mike Kennedy held a lead in the 4th in unofficial results.
A 2018 ballot initiative, a court fight that began in 2022 and a failed repeal drive produced the map Utah voted under on Nov. 3, including a Salt Lake County district that Democrat Ben McAdams won.
