Utah Court of Appeals Judge John D. Luthy will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot in a nonpartisan retention vote. The race is part of the Utah General Election, according to BallotReady data.

Gov. Spencer J. Cox appointed Luthy to the court in October 2022, according to the Utah Courts official biography. Luthy is a Cache Valley native, according to Utah Policy.

Candidate information

  • Name: John D. Luthy
  • Office: Utah Court of Appeals
  • Race: Retain Luthy? (nonpartisan retention vote)
  • Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
  • Appointed: October 2022 by Gov. Spencer J. Cox
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in political science and government, magna cum laude, Utah State University, 1996; juris doctor, cum laude, J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, 2000

Experience and public service

Before his appointment, Luthy held several legal positions, according to his official court biography and BallotReady profile data.

He served as a judicial law clerk for Utah Court of Appeals Judge Gregory K. Orme from 2000 to 2002. He then clerked for Utah Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Howe in 2002 and Utah Court of Appeals Judge Russell W. Bench in 2003. He worked as an attorney at Suitter Axland from 2003 to 2006.

Luthy taught as an instructor of legal writing at the University of South Carolina from 2006 to 2014. He also served as an adjunct instructor at the U.S. Department of Justice National Advocacy Center and as an adjunct professor at Utah State University, according to his court biography.

He returned to Utah practice as an attorney at Peck Hadfield Baxter & Moore from 2014 to 2019. He then served as chief civil deputy county attorney for Cache County from 2019 to 2021. He became Cache County attorney in 2021. He held that post until his 2022 appointment to the appeals court.

Luthy served as president of the Cache County Bar Association. He also sat on the executive committee of the Appellate Practice Section of the Utah State Bar, according to his court biography.

This profile was built from the candidate's official court biography, BallotReady election data and Utah Policy reporting.