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Shall ANTHONY LEONARD HOWELL be retained in the office of Judge of the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District?

Wasatch County, Utah
Retention race

What does this office do?

  • Deciding trials in the county
  • Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
  • Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes

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

Anthony Leonard Howell

Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site

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

Sources: vote.utah.gov2