Utah District Court Historical Jurisdictions
Jurisdiction refers to both the power and authority to hear and decide cases, and the territory in which the court may exercise such power. It is important to know and understand the correct jurisdiction when searching for court records. This chart compiles historical jurisdiction information for all counties, including those now extinct, in Utah from the territorial period to the present.
Contact information for court clerks and offices is available from the Utah State Courts Directory.
Counties | 1st District | 2nd District | 3rd District | Other Districts |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beaver | 1859 21 Jan - 1862 16 Jan |
1856 17 Jan - 1859 20 Jan 1862 17 Jan - 1896 05 Jan |
5 1896 06 Jan - present | |
Box Elder | 1856 17 Jan - 1859 20 Jan |
1859 21 Jan - 1880 19 Feb | 4 1892 10 Mar - 1896 05 Jan | |
Cache | 1856 17 Jan - 1859 20 Jan 1880 20 Feb - 1892 09 Mar Northern Division 1896 06 Jan - present |
1859 21 Jan - 1880 19 Feb | 4 1892 10 Mar - 1896 05 Jan | |
Carbon | 1894 08 Mar - 1896 05 Jan Southern Division |
7 1896 06 Jan- present | ||
Daggett | 1917 16 Nov - 1919 12 Mar | 1919 13 Mar - 1969 13 Mar | 4 1969 14 Mar - 1988 24 Apr 8 1988 25 Apr - present |
|
Davis | 1851 04 Oct - 1859 20 Jan | 1851 08 Aug - 1851 03 Oct 1896 06 Jan - present |
1859 21 Jan - 1896 05 Jan | |
Duchesne | 4 1914 13 Aug - 1988 24 Apr 8 1988 25 Apr - present |
|||
Emery | 1880 12 Feb - 1896 05 Jan Southern Division |
7 1896 06 Jan - present | ||
Garfield | 1892 09 Mar - 1896 05 Jan | 5 1896 06 Jan - 1982 15 Feb 6 1982 16 Feb - present |
||
Grand | 1890 13 Mar - 1896 05 Jan Southern Division |
7 1896 06 Jan - present | ||
Iron | 1859 21 Jan - 1862 16 Jan | 1855 19 Jan - 1859 20 Jan 1862 17 Jan - 1896 05 Jan |
1851 08 Aug - 1855 18 Jan | 5 1896 06 Jan - present |
Juab | 1859 21 Jan - 1896 05 Jan Southern Division |
1854 13 Jan - 1859 20 Jan | 5 1896 06 Jan - 1976 09 Feb 4 1976 10 Feb - present |
|
Kane | 1865 27 Dec - 1896 05 Jan | 6 1896 06 Jan - present | ||
Millard | 1859 21 Jan - 1896 05 Jan Southern Division |
1851 04 Oct - 1859 20 Jan | 5 1896 06 Jan - 1982 15 Feb 4 1982 16 Feb - present |
|
Morgan | 1880 20 Jan - 1892 09 Mar Northern Division |
1896 06 Jan - present | 1862 17 Jan - 1880 19 Jan | 4 1892 10 Marc- 1896 05 Jan |
Piute | 1865 27 Jan - 1874 11 Feb | 1874 12 Feb - 1896 05 Jan | 6 1896 06 Jan - present | |
Rich | 1880 20 Jan - 1892 09 Mar 1896 06 Jan - present |
1868 29 Jan - 1880 19 Jan | 4 1892 10 Mar - 1896 05 Jan | |
Salt Lake | 1851 08 Jan - 1856 16 Jan | 1856 17 Jan - present | ||
San Juan | 1892 10 Mar - 1896 05 Jan Southern Division |
1880 17 Feb - 1892 09 Mar | 7 1896 06 Jan - present | |
Sanpete | 1859 21 Jan - 1896 05 Jan Southern Division |
1851 04 Oct - 1859 20 Jan | 1851 08 Aug - 1851 03 Oct | 7 1896 06 Jan - 1969 13 Mar 6 1969 14 Mar- present |
Sevier | 1865 27 Dec - 1896 05 Jan Southern Division |
6 1896 06 Jan - present | ||
Summit | 1855 19 Jan - 1859 20 Jan | 1859 21 Jan - 1969 13 Mar 1975 21 Mar - present |
4 1969 14 Mar - 1975 20 Mar | |
Tooele | 1851 08 Jan - 1856 16 Jan | 1856 17 Jan - present | ||
Uintah | 1880 18 Feb - 1896 05 Jan Southern Division |
4 1896 06 Jan - 1988 25 Apr 8 1988 25 Apr - present |
||
Utah | 1851 04 Oct - 1856 16 Jan 1859 21 Jan - 1896 05 Jan Southern Division |
1856 17 Jan - 1859 20 Jan | 1851 08 Jan - 1851 03 Oct | 4 1896 06 Jan - present |
Wasatch | 1862 17 Jan - 1896 05 Jan Southern Division |
4 1896 06 Jan - present | ||
Washington | 1859 21 Jan - 1862 16 Jan | 1855 19 Jan - 1859 20 Jan 1862 17 Jan - 1896 05 Jan |
5 1896 06 Jan - present | |
Wayne | 1892 10 Mar - 1896 05 Jan | 6 1896 06 Jan - present | ||
Weber | 1851 04 Oct - 1859 20 Jan 1880 20 Feb - 1892 09 Mar Northern Division |
1851 08 Aug - 1851 03 Oct 1896 06 Jan - present |
1859 21 Jan - 1880 19 Jan | 4 1892 10 Mar - 1896 05 Jan |
Extinct Counties
County | 1st District | 2nd District | 3rd District |
---|---|---|---|
Carson | 1/21/1859 - c. 1861 | 1/19/1855 -1/20/1859 | |
Cedar | 1/21/1859 - c. 1862 | 1/17/1856 - 1/20/1859 | |
Desert | 1/19/1855 - 1/20/1859 | 1/21/1859 - ? | |
Greasewood | 1/17/1856 - 1/20/1859 | 1/21/1859 - ? | |
Green River | 1/19/1855 - 1/20/1859 | 1/21/1859 - ? | |
Humboldt | 1/21/1859 - ? | 1/17/1856 - 1/20/1859 | |
Malad | 1/17/1856 - 1/20/1859 | 1/21/1859 - ? | |
Richland | 12/27/1865 - ? | ||
Rio Virgin | 2/18/1869 | ||
St. Mary | 1/21/1859 - ? | 1/17/1856 - 1/20/1859 | |
Shambip | 1/17/1856 - ? |
Return to Utah Court System
Historical Jurisdiction Animation
This video was created by the Utah Geographic Reference Center based on this research guide. In some cases, counties may have been formed before being assigned to a district court number ("n/a" dates).
1N = 1st District Court, Northern Division
1S = 1st District Court, Southern Division
Page Last Updated June 25, 2021.