Cottonwood Heights and Holladay voters will see Third District Juvenile Court Judge Steven K. Beck on their Nov. 3 ballots for a retention vote.
Beck was appointed to the bench in July 2017 by Governor Gary R. Herbert, according to the Utah Courts website. He serves Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele counties. The retention question is nonpartisan.
Candidate information
- Name: Steven K. Beck
- Office sought: Utah Juvenile Court Judge, District 3 (retention)
- Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
- Appointed: July 2017 by Governor Gary R. Herbert
- Education: Juris doctor, University of Utah; master's in public administration, University of Utah; bachelor's in political science, University of Utah
Experience and public service
Before joining the bench, Beck worked as an attorney at the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office from 2005 to 2015, according to BallotReady profile data. He has served as a Third District Juvenile Court judge since 2017.
The Utah Courts website lists an Outstanding Achievement Award in Juvenile Justice from the University of Utah among Beck's credentials.
This profile was built from publicly available candidate information, including the Utah Courts judicial biography and BallotReady election data. The Cottonwood Heights-Holladay Times did not interview the candidate for this article.
