Judge Amy Jo Oliver faces a nonpartisan retention vote for her seat on the Utah Court of Appeals on Nov. 3, 2026. Voters will decide whether to keep Oliver on the bench.

Gov. Spencer J. Cox appointed Oliver to the court in January 2023, according to the Utah Courts website. BallotReady election data lists Oliver as certified for the ballot. The race is nonpartisan.

Candidate information

  • Name: Amy Jo Oliver
  • Office sought: Utah Court of Appeals (retention)
  • Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
  • Party: Nonpartisan
  • Education: Bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, University of Utah, 1995; juris doctor, cum laude, Harvard University, 2000

Experience and public service

Oliver worked at the Utah Supreme Court Law Library in 1995, according to the Utah Courts website. After earning her law degree at Harvard, she served as a teaching fellow at Harvard Law School, KSL.com reported.

After her teaching fellowship, Oliver worked as a litigation associate at Perkins Coie Brown & Bain and at Latham & Watkins before serving as an attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to KSL.com and BallotReady profile data. She taught as an adjunct professor at George Washington University, according to BallotReady.

Oliver served as a judge on the 3rd District Court from June 2021 to 2023, according to KSL.com. Cox then appointed her to the Court of Appeals.

Her volunteer work includes serving as president and founder of the Intermountain PKU and Allied Disorders Association, according to KSL.com. She served as president-elect of Women Lawyers of Utah, also according to KSL.com. She is a member of the Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct, according to the Utah Courts website.

Endorsements

Oliver has received one endorsement identified in available records, claimed by the endorser, according to BallotReady:

  • Education First Utah

The Bountiful-Farmington Record did not receive questionnaire responses from this candidate. This profile is based on publicly available records and reviewed profile data.