Millcreek voters will decide whether to retain Third District Court Judge Charles A. Stormont on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.

Stormont was appointed to the bench in June 2023 by Gov. Spencer J. Cox, filling 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. The retention question is a nonpartisan, yes-or-no vote on whether Stormont should continue serving.

Candidate information

  • Office: Utah District Court Judge, District 3
  • Appointed: June 2023
  • Education: Juris doctor, University of Virginia (2001); bachelor's degree in mathematics and political science, Davidson College (1998)

Experience and public service

Before joining the bench, Stormont held several legal and government roles. He served as an assistant attorney general at the Utah Attorney General's Office from 2008 to 2015, according to BallotReady profile data. He ran for attorney general in 2014.

Stormont was a partner at Stormont Billings PLLC from 2015 to 2016, then worked as of counsel at Fabian VanCott from 2016 to 2018. He also served as senior counsel at the Utah Transit Authority from 2016 to 2018, according to BallotReady.

He then served as director of right of way and property management at the Utah Department of Transportation from 2018 to 2023.

Stormont has also been involved in civic and legal-access work. He served as a board member at The Road Home and at the I.J. & Jeannée Wagner Jewish Community Center, according to the governor's office. He was a member of 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 include the S.J. Quinney College of Law Pro Bono Initiative 2016 Distinguished Pro Bono Attorney Award and the Utah Judicial Council 2015 Service to the Courts Award. He also received the International Right of Way Association 2018 Government Employer of the Year Award and the Utah Department of Transportation 2019 Innovation Award, according to the governor's office.

Endorsements

The following organizations have endorsed Stormont's retention, according to BallotReady profile data:

  • Better Boundaries
  • Stewardship Utah

No issue responses from Stormont were available for this profile. The Millcreek Times did not interview the candidate. Candidate information is drawn from the governor's office announcement and BallotReady data.