Draper voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to retain Third District Court Judge Charles A. Stormont. No opponent appears on the ballot. The nonpartisan retention vote asks a simple question: yes or no.

Gov. Spencer J. Cox appointed Stormont in June 2023 to fill the vacancy left by Judge Amy Oliver's appointment to the Utah Court of Appeals, according to the governor's office. As a Third District Court judge, Stormont serves Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele counties.

Candidate information

  • Office: Utah District Court Judge, District 3 (retention)
  • Appointed: June 2023 by Gov. Spencer J. Cox
  • Jurisdiction: Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele counties
  • Education: Juris doctor, University of Virginia (2001); bachelor's degree in mathematics and political science, Davidson College (1998)
  • Party: Nonpartisan

Experience and public service

Before joining the bench, Stormont held several legal and government roles, according to the governor's office and BallotReady:

  • Director of right of way and property management at the Utah Department of Transportation (2018–2023)
  • Senior counsel at the Utah Transit Authority (2016–2018)
  • Of counsel at Fabian VanCott (2016–2018)
  • Partner at Stormont Billings PLLC (2015–2016)
  • Assistant attorney general at the Utah Attorney General's Office (2008–2015)
  • Candidate for Utah attorney general (2014)

Stormont has also served on several civic and professional boards, according to the governor's office. He was a board member at The Road Home and the I.J. & Jeannée Wagner Jewish Community Center. He served on the Utah State Bar Third District Pro Bono Commission, the Utah State Bar Access to Justice Commission, and the Utah Judicial Council's Standing Committee on Resources for Self-Represented Parties.

His awards, according to the governor's office, include:

  • S.J. Quinney College of Law Pro Bono Initiative 2016 Distinguished Pro Bono Attorney Award
  • Utah Judicial Council 2015 Service to the Courts Award
  • International Right of Way Association 2018 Government Employer of the Year Award
  • Utah Department of Transportation 2019 Innovation Award

Endorsements

Better Boundaries and Stewardship Utah have endorsed Stormont, according to BallotReady. Both endorsements were claimed by the endorsing organizations.

This profile was compiled from publicly available candidate information, including the governor's office announcement and BallotReady data. No candidate questionnaire responses were available for this race.