Utah State Law Library

09/02/2021

Innovation for Justice (i4J) is looking for participants for a study who have been involved in a Debt Collection case. You can find more information about the study, including qualifications and how to contact them, on the flyer below or by going to https://rb.gy/8eiuk2

08/20/2021

Innovation for Justice (i4J) is looking for participants for a study who have been involved in a Debt Collection case. You can find more information about the study, including qualifications and how to contact them, on the flyer below.

08/20/2021

The Utah State Law Library is open to the public, 9:00-4:30 Monday-Friday for those who wish to come in person to use our services. Masks are currently required in the library and courthouse due to the July 28, 2021 Administrative Order from the Judicial Council:https://www.utcourts.gov/alerts/docs/20210728%20-%20Pandemic%20Administrative%20Order.pdf

We are able to help virtually for those who do not wish to come to the building:
phone: 801-238-7990
email: [email protected]
text: 801-432-0TXT (0898)

For more information on the Utah Court's policies concerning COVID-19, please look here: https://www.utcourts.gov/alerts/

07/26/2021

Rental assistance is available both for landlords who are not being paid rent and renters who are struggling to pay rent. Go to https://rentrelief.utah.gov/ for more information.
https://www.utcourts.gov/howto/landlord/videos/Rental%20Assistance%20PSA%20Utah.mp4

07/07/2021

Resources for residents in need of rental assistance during the pandemic. Need help applying? Multiple local organizations are available to provide help in various languages for free.

04/21/2021

Based upon guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, masks will continue to be required at all state and local courthouses for the safety of court patrons and staff.

03/31/2021

Today is the last day of Women's History Month!

Judge Shauna Graves-Robertson made history in 1999 when she was appointed the first female African American judge in Utah history.

Graves-Robertson, who now presides over the Salt Lake County Justice Court, has served on the bench for over 20 years.

Before she was a judge, she served as the director of the Utah Office of Black Affairs, where she was instrumental in advocating for legislation to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Utah.

In 2015, she said of her career, “I knew that by being an attorney I could have some real effect on what happens in this country.”

In 2018, Graves-Robertson was honored with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award by the Salt Lake City chapter of the NAACP.

(Sources: Salt Lake Tribune, 2015; Deseret News, 2017)

03/31/2021

03/30/2021

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03/29/2021

Today, we are celebrating Women's History Month by highlighting former Chief Justice Christine Durham.

Justice Durham was the first woman to serve in Utah’s appellate courts. She first served as a judge for the 3rd District Court before being appointed to the Utah Supreme Court in 1982 by Governor Scott M. Matheson. In 2002, she became the court’s first female chief justice.

Durham was a driving force behind the streamlining of the state court system and the courts' focus on access to justice issues. Of her legal career, she said, “The law seemed to me to be a worthy aspiration and I came to love it.”

Current Chief Justice Matthew Durrant said of her time on the court, "I cannot overstate just how profoundly her contributions have helped to build a court system that has come to be recognized as a national model."

Durham retired from the court in 2017 and now works in private practice.

(Quotations source: The Salt Lake Tribune, 2017)

03/18/2021

Happy Women’s History Month! Did you know that Utah's first female judge was elected in 1936?

Reva Beck Bosone was born in 1895 and raised in American Fork. She taught at Ogden High School before becoming one of the first women to receive a degree from the University of Utah Law School.

Bosone was the first woman elected to the Utah Congress in 1932. In 1936, she was elected judge for Salt Lake City, the first woman to hold that position in the state’s history. Upon her election, she said, “A lot of people say that’s no place for a woman, but I think a woman is peculiarly fitted to preside there.”

(Side note: in Utah, judges were chosen in partisan elections until 1951, when the law changed. Since 1985, judges have been appointed by the governor and retained through nonpartisan elections.)

Bosone served as a judge until she was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1949. She spent her later years practicing law and serving as a judicial officer for the Post Office.

Bosone was one of many trailblazers who paved the way for Utah's current diverse judiciary.

(Image credit: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Sources: Better Days 2020, Salt Lake Tribune)

03/17/2021

Update: The law library is open to in-person patrons from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. We are no longer requiring appointments.

As of May 24, we are no longer requiring patrons to wear a mask or face covering. Patrons who have not been fully vaccinated are strongly encouraged to wear masks. Staff will wear masks when interacting face-to-face with masked patrons.

We can also help you virtually!

Call: 801-238-7990
Email: [email protected]
Text: 801-432-0898

Have questions? Reach out or visit utcourts.gov/lawlibrary.

The Utah Judiciary is committed to the open, fair, and efficient administration of justice under the law. Find important information on what to do about your case and where to find help on our Alerts and Information Page due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.