Third District Court Judge Coral Sanchez is on the Nov. 3 general election ballot for a nonpartisan retention vote. Voters will decide whether to keep Sanchez on the Utah District Court bench for District 3.
In a retention race, no opposing candidate runs. Voters mark yes or no on whether to retain the judge.
Candidate information
- Office: Utah District Court Judge, District 3
- Election: Utah General Election, Nov. 3, 2026
- Race type: Nonpartisan retention
- Ballot status: Certified for the ballot
- Education: Bachelor of arts in history, University of Southern California; juris doctor in law, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
Experience and public service
Sanchez has served as a District 3 judge since 2022, according to BallotReady data and Utah Policy reporting on her nomination by Gov. Cox.
Before joining the bench, Sanchez built a career in prosecution and legal education across offices in Salt Lake and Davis counties. Her positions included:
- Deputy county attorney at the Davis County Attorney's Office
- Division chief at the Davis County Attorney's Office
- Associate city prosecutor at the Salt Lake City Prosecutor's Office
- Deputy district attorney at the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office
- Special victims unit chief at the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office
- Attorney at the Law Office of Bobby Udall
- Adjunct faculty at the Law Enforcement Academy, Salt Lake Community College, in 2018
Sanchez received the Utah Crime Victims Council's Prosecutor of the Year award in 2019, according to Utah Policy. The Salt Lake City Prosecutor's Office named her Trial Attorney of the Year in 2006.
This profile was compiled from publicly available records, BallotReady election data and Utah Policy reporting. No candidate questionnaire responses were received. The Millcreek Times will update this profile if additional information becomes available.
