Court Type: | district |
Court Name: | United States District Court for the District of Utah |
Abbreviation: | D. Utah |
Seal: | District-Utah.png |
Seal Size: | 150 |
Map Image Name: | Utah Locator Map.PNG |
Map Image Width: | 150 |
Courthouse: | Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse |
Location: | Salt Lake City |
Location1: | Provo |
Location2: | Ogden |
Location3: | St. George |
Appeals To: | Tenth Circuit |
Established: | July 16, 1894 |
Judges Assigned: | 5 |
Chief: | Robert J. Shelby |
Us Attorney: | Trina A. Higgins |
The United States District Court for the District of Utah (in case citations, D. Utah) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Utah. The court is based in Salt Lake City with another courtroom leased in the state courthouse in St. George.
Appeals from the District of Utah are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Utah represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. the United States attorney is Trina A. Higgins.