Cottonwood Heights and Holladay voters will decide whether to keep Third District Court Judge Coral Sanchez on the bench. Sanchez appears on the Nov. 3, 2026, general election ballot in a nonpartisan retention vote for Utah District Court Judge, District 3. In a retention election, voters answer one question: should the judge remain in office?
Candidate information
- Name: Coral Sanchez
- Office: Utah District Court Judge, District 3
- Retention election (nonpartisan)
- Ballot status: Certified for the ballot
- Education: Juris doctor in law, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah; bachelor of arts in history, University of Southern California
Experience and public service
Sanchez has held the District 3 seat since 2022, according to BallotReady profile data. Gov. Cox nominated her to the Third District Court, according to Utah Policy.
Before joining the bench, Sanchez served as a prosecutor across multiple offices. She held the role of special victims unit chief and deputy district attorney at the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, according to Utah Policy. She also worked as an associate city prosecutor at the Salt Lake City Prosecutor's Office.
At the Davis County Attorney's Office, Sanchez served as deputy county attorney and division chief. She taught as adjunct faculty at the Law Enforcement Academy at Salt Lake Community College in 2018. She also worked in private practice as an attorney at the Law Office of Bobby Udall.
Sanchez received two awards during her prosecutorial career. In 2019, the Utah Crime Victims Council named her Prosecutor of the Year. The Salt Lake City Prosecutor's Office named her Trial Attorney of the Year in 2006.
No candidate questionnaire responses from Sanchez were available for this profile. This profile is based on publicly available biographical and election data.
