Anthony Leonard Howell
UT · Judge, Fourth District Court
Fourth District Court judge since 2016, appointed by Governor Gary R. Herbert. He was chief counsel at the Utah County Public Defender Association from 2011 and a trial attorney there from 2002.
Track record
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 2 favorable
Received a 12-0 vote to retain from the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission in the report it shows voters for his 2026 retention question. He passed all 8 minimum standards, and 88% of surveyed court users recommended keeping him. Court users called him fair-minded, patient and well organized.
October 15, 2026Favorable on Impartiality
Source: judges.utah.gov
Received a 13-0 vote to retain from the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission in its 2020 report. He passed all 8 minimum standards, and 93% of surveyed court users recommended keeping him. He scored above his peers on legal ability and on administrative skills.
July 14, 2020Favorable on Impartiality
Source: utahjpec.file.force.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable
Received a 12-0 vote to retain from the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission in the report it shows voters for his 2026 retention question. He passed all 8 minimum standards, and 88% of surveyed court users recommended keeping him. Court users called him fair-minded, patient and well organized.
October 15, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: judges.utah.gov
Received a 13-0 vote to retain from the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission in its 2020 report. He passed all 8 minimum standards, and 93% of surveyed court users recommended keeping him. He scored above his peers on legal ability and on administrative skills.
July 14, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: utahjpec.file.force.com
Past races Anthony Leonard Howell ran in:
- Shall ANTHONY LEONARD HOWELL be retained in the office of Judge of the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District? · November 3, 2026 · Juab County, Utah · incumbent
- Shall ANTHONY LEONARD HOWELL be retained in the office of Judge of the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District? · November 3, 2026 · Millard County, Utah · incumbent
- Shall ANTHONY LEONARD HOWELL be retained in the office of Judge of the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District? · November 3, 2026 · Wasatch County, Utah · incumbent
- Shall ANTHONY LEONARD HOWELL be retained in the office of Judge of the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District? · November 3, 2026 · Utah County, Utah · incumbent