Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen Resigns Amid Investigation
Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigned Friday amid mounting pressure from Republican state leaders and an escalating investigation into allegations of an affair with an attorney connected to a major redistricting lawsuit.
TL;DR
- Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigned Friday.
- Her resignation follows pressure from Republican state leaders and an investigation into alleged affair.
- The allegations involved an attorney connected to a major redistricting lawsuit.
- Hagen denied wrongdoing but cited damage to her family and judicial independence.
- Governor Spencer Cox and Chief Justice Matthew Durrant are committed to reforms of the Judicial Conduct Commission.
- The controversy resurfaced after state Republican leaders called for an investigation into the commission's handling of prior complaints.
- Hagen had previously acknowledged a friendship with the attorney and recused herself from related cases.
- Her departure creates a vacancy on the five-member court.