Utah Court of Appeals Judge Gregory K. Orme will appear on the general election ballot for a retention vote. Millcreek voters will see the question on their ballots.

Retention elections are nonpartisan yes-or-no votes. There is no opposing candidate. A "yes" vote keeps the judge on the bench. A "no" vote removes the judge, and the governor appoints a replacement. Orme has been certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady.

Candidate information

  • Name: Gregory Keith Orme
  • Office: Utah Court of Appeals judge
  • Race: Utah Appeals Court Judge (Retain Orme?), Nov. 3, 2026, general election
  • Party: Nonpartisan
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in political science, University of Utah (1975); J.D., George Washington University (1978)

Experience and public service

Gov. Norman H. Bangerter appointed Orme to the Utah Court of Appeals in January 1987, when the court was first established as the state's intermediate appellate court, according to the Utah Courts judicial biography. He is one of the court's original members.

Before joining the bench, Orme worked as a law clerk with McKay at the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and as an attorney at VanCott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy, according to BallotReady.

His judicial service roles, according to the Utah Courts biography, include:

  • Presiding judge, Utah Court of Appeals
  • Member, Utah Judicial Council
  • Chair, Ethics Advisory Committee (Utah Courts)
  • Member, Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee (Utah Courts)
  • Chair, Commissioner Conduct Committee (Utah Courts)
  • Member, Utah Sentencing Commission
  • Member, Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Appellate Procedure
  • Judicial advisor, Utah Bar Journal
  • Executive committee member, Utah State Bar Appellate Practice Section

Orme is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, according to the Utah Courts biography. He received the Utah State Bar's Young Lawyer of the Year award in 1986 and the bar's Judge of the Year award in 2007.

Editor's note: The Millcreek Times did not receive questionnaire responses or campaign statements from this candidate. This profile is based on publicly available biographical and election data. If the candidate provides additional information, this article will be updated.