Draper-area voters will decide Tuesday, Nov. 3 whether to retain Coral Sanchez as a Utah Third District Court judge. The nonpartisan retention question asks simply whether Sanchez should remain on the bench.
Sanchez has served as a District 3 judge since 2022, according to BallotReady profile data. She is certified for the ballot.
In a retention race, no opposing candidate appears. Voters mark "yes" to keep the judge or "no" to remove them.
Candidate information
- Office sought: Utah District Court Judge, District 3 (retention)
- Election: Utah General Election
- Party: Nonpartisan
- Education: J.D., S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah; B.A. in history, University of Southern California
Experience and public service
Sanchez built a career in criminal prosecution before joining the bench. According to Utah Policy, her roles have included:
- Associate city prosecutor at the Salt Lake City Prosecutor's Office
- Deputy district attorney and special victims unit chief at the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office
- Deputy county attorney at the Davis County Attorney's Office
- Attorney at The Law Office of Bobby Udall
- Adjunct faculty at the Law Enforcement Academy, Salt Lake Community College, in 2018
BallotReady data also lists her as a division chief at the Davis County Attorney's Office.
The Utah Crime Victims Council named Sanchez its Prosecutor of the Year in 2019, according to Utah Policy. The Salt Lake City Prosecutor's Office awarded her Trial Attorney of the Year in 2006.
The Draper Herald did not receive questionnaire responses from this candidate. This profile is based on publicly available information reviewed by our editorial team. Voters seeking additional context can consult the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, which publishes judge ratings before each general election.
