Utah Appeals Court Judge David N. Mortensen will appear on Draper-area ballots Tuesday, Nov. 3. The ballot question asks voters whether to retain Mortensen on the bench.

Mortensen has been certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady election data.

Candidate information

  • Name: David N. Mortensen
  • Office: Utah Appeals Court Judge
  • Race: Retain Mortensen? (nonpartisan retention)
  • Election: Utah General Election, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
  • Education: J.D., Brigham Young University (1993)

Experience and public service

Mortensen has served on the Utah Appeals Court since 2016, according to BallotReady profile data. Before joining the appellate bench, he served as a trial judge on the Fourth District Court.

He has also worked as an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University, according to the same profile data. Dates for his Fourth District Court service and his teaching role were not available in reviewed materials.

The Draper Herald did not receive questionnaire answers from Mortensen for this profile.