Gregory Keith Orme faces a retention vote for his seat on the Utah Court of Appeals in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No opponent appears on the ballot. Voters choose "yes" to keep Orme on the bench or "no" to remove him.

Gov. Norman H. Bangerter appointed Orme to the court in January 1987, when it was first established, according to his biography on the Utah Courts website.

Candidate information

  • Office sought: Utah Court of Appeals judge (retention)
  • Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
  • Party: Nonpartisan
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in political science, University of Utah (1975); juris doctor, George Washington University (1978)

Experience and public service

Orme's roles in the Utah court system and legal community include presiding judge of the Utah Court of Appeals, member of the Utah Judicial Council, chair of the Ethics Advisory Committee and the Commissioner Conduct Committee, and member of the Utah Sentencing Commission, according to his Utah Courts biography.

Before joining the bench, Orme worked as an attorney at VanCott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy and as a law clerk at the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, according to BallotReady.

He received the Utah State Bar's Young Lawyer of the Year award in 1986 and its Judge of the Year award in 2007. He is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

The Sandy Herald did not receive questionnaire responses from this candidate. This profile is based on publicly available information from the Utah Courts website and BallotReady.