Matthew B. Janzen

Judicial background

Third District Court appointee (Senate confirmation pending)

Background

Gov. Spencer Cox appointed Matthew B. Janzen to the Third District Court to fill the vacancy left by Judge Robert Faust's retirement, subject to confirmation by the Utah Senate. Janzen has been division chief of the Special Victims Unit and a deputy county attorney in the Davis County Attorney's Office. Before that he spent more than 12 years at the Salt Lake District Attorney's Office, handling homicide, gang and special victims cases. He also worked in private practice and as a South Salt Lake city prosecutor. He earned his law degree and an economics degree at the University of Utah.

Source: Utah Policy: Gov. Cox appoints Matthew Janzen to Third District Court (Oct. 25, 2026) · Background checked October 31, 2026

In the news

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  Politics

  Cox appoints three judges to Utah courts, pending Senate confirmation

  Daniel O'Bannon and Alexandra Mareschal are picked for the Utah Court of Appeals and Matthew Janzen for the Third District Court.

  Published October 31, 2026 · From Office of the Governor