Cox completes Utah Supreme Court overhaul with two appointments
August 29, 2026 at 8:02 PM MT · via The Salt Lake Tribune · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
Utah Governor Spencer Cox appointed Mike Menssen and Matthew Bell to the Utah Supreme Court on Friday, completing a comprehensive makeover of the state's highest court. The appointments fill the final two vacancies on the expanded seven-member court. Cox, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has now appointed a majority of the court's justices during his tenure.
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