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Shall Clay W. Stucki be retained in the office of Judge of the Ogden City Justice Court?

Ogden city, Utah
Retention race

What does this office do?

  • Deciding traffic tickets and fines
  • Deciding small claims cases
  • Ruling on city code violations

Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,

Clay W. Stucki

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Clay W. Stucki has been a judge on the Ogden City Justice Court since March 2017. He earned his law degree at BYU, clerked for a federal appeals judge, and practiced law in Utah for 25 years.

Track record

Track record — General

General · 4 records

  • Told the Utah Judicial Council that closing county justice courts sends many more misdemeanor cases to district courts. He also reported on judge training, audit fixes, and small claims changes.

    June 22, 2026

    Source: legacy.utcourts.gov

  • Asked the Utah Judicial Council to make county justice courts the default by merging small city courts. He also backed a state law to stop a justice court from closing when its cases shift to district court.

    May 19, 2025

    Source: legacy.utcourts.gov

  • Gave his first report to the Utah Judicial Council as the new chair of the statewide Board of Justice Court Judges. The board asked the council to pause its push for the next phase of justice court reform.

    November 25, 2024

    Source: legacy.utcourts.gov

  • Won his first retention vote for Ogden City Justice Court judge, with 18,331 yes votes (73.5%) to 6,616 no votes.

    November 3, 2020

    Source: 48b2f845-13b3-4f2f-b3f5-69e2f977e226.filesusr.com

Track record — Legal Competence

Legal Competence · 4 favorable

  • Received a 12-0 vote from the state judicial review commission in its 2026 review recommending voters keep him. He met all 5 standards it checked.

    October 6, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: judges.utah.gov

  • Received a 13-0 vote from the state judicial review commission recommending voters keep him. He passed all 8 standards, and 85% of 37 surveyed lawyers and court staff backed keeping him.

    July 6, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: utahjpec.file.force.com

  • Was chosen to fill the Ogden City Justice Court judge seat from five nominees picked by the Weber County Nominating Commission.

    January 6, 2017Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: legacy.utcourts.gov

  • Won the defense of a homeowners association and developer as their lawyer. The Utah Court of Appeals agreed a neighbor's trespass suit over buried pipes was filed too late.

    September 21, 2006Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: legacy.utcourts.gov

Sources: weberelections.gov · utcourts.gov · vote.utah.gov