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United States District Court for the District of Utah

Article III courtTrial courtAppointedD. Utah· Salt Lake City· 5 judgeships

The federal trial court covering all of Utah.

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District of UtahTenth Circuit Supreme Court

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Bound by its own circuit and the Supreme Court. Decisions of other district courts, even within the same circuit, are only persuasive.

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Tenth Circuit Supreme Court

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Live judge rosters for this court are coming in a later pass.

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