Michael R. Menssen was appointed to the Utah Supreme Court in 2026. His earlier career included partnership at Mayer Brown, handling employment, commercial and other litigation in state and federal courts. He earned his law degree at the University of Virginia. Utah Courts' biography says Governor Spencer Cox appointed Menssen to the Utah Supreme Court on August 28, 2026. He was a Mayer Brown partner handling litigation and dispute resolution, employment litigation and complex commercial matters, and Utah Business named him to its 2025 Legal Elite. At the University of Virginia's law school he was elected to the Order of the Coif and served on the Virginia Law Review's managing board.
