Sandy-area voters will see Judge Amy Jo Oliver's name on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. The question is simple. Should she be retained on the Utah Court of Appeals?

Oliver was appointed to the court in January 2023 by Gov. Spencer J. Cox, according to the Utah Courts website. She has served on the appeals court since that appointment, according to BallotReady profile data.

Candidate information

  • Name: Amy Jo Oliver
  • Office: Utah Court of Appeals judge
  • Race: Retain Oliver? (nonpartisan)
  • Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
  • Ballot status: Certified for the ballot
  • Appointed by: Gov. Spencer J. Cox, January 2023
  • Education: Bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, University of Utah (1995); juris doctor, cum laude, Harvard University (2000)

Experience and public service

Before joining the Court of Appeals, Oliver served as a Third District judge on the Utah District Court from June 2021 to 2023, according to KSL.com.

Her legal career includes work as a litigation associate at Perkins Coie Brown & Bain and Latham & Watkins, according to KSL.com. She also served as an attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to BallotReady profile data.

In academia, Oliver was a teaching fellow at Harvard Law School, according to KSL.com. She also served as an adjunct professor at George Washington University, according to BallotReady data. She began her career as a staff member at the Utah Supreme Court Law Library in 1995, according to the Utah Courts website.

Oliver served as president and founder of the Intermountain PKU and Allied Disorders Association and as president-elect of Women Lawyers of Utah, according to KSL.com. She also served on the Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct, according to the Utah Courts website.

On the issues

No issue responses or policy positions were available for this profile.

Endorsements

Education First Utah has endorsed Oliver's retention, according to BallotReady profile data.

  • Education First Utah

This profile was built from publicly available candidate information reviewed by Sandy Herald editors. No candidate questionnaire responses were available for this race.