{"id":2600603,"date":"2026-05-08T23:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T03:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-supreme-court-justice-diana-hagen-resigns-amid-investigation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T23:13:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T03:13:44","slug":"utah-supreme-court-justice-diana-hagen-resigns-amid-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-supreme-court-justice-diana-hagen-resigns-amid-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigns amid investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futah-supreme-court-justice-diana-hagen-resigns-amid-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2600603&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Utah supreme Court Justice Diana hagen resigned after <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >growing pressure<\/a> from Republican leaders and an investigation into claims she had an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-i-dont-plan-to-resign\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz: I don\u2019t plan to resign\">inappropriate relationship<\/a> wiht attorney David Reymann, who was involved in a major redistricting lawsuit. Hagen submitted her resignation to Gov. Spencer Cox, ending her term on the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-celebs-rage-in-defeat-after-barrett-confirmation-revolting-disgraceful-unconscionable\/\" title=\"Hollywood Celebs Rage in Defeat After Barrett Confirmation: &#039;Revolting. Disgraceful. Unconscionable&#039;\">highest court<\/a> less than four years after her appointment. In her letter, she denied wrongdoing, saying the controversy and her recent divorce had become too harmful to her family and to the judiciary\u2019s independence.  <\/p>\n<p>The dispute gained traction after GOP officials criticized the Judicial Conduct Commission for allegedly lacking clarity and not adequately addressing earlier complaints. Hagen had acknowledged a friendship with Reymann as her marriage unraveled, recused herself from related matters, and her ex-husband accused her of inappropriately texting him. Her resignation leaves a vacancy on the five-member court, giving Cox a chance to appoint a replacement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/utah\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1489\">Utah<\/a> Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigned Friday amid mounting pressure from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\">Republican<\/a> state leaders and an escalating investigation into allegations of an affair with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-again-says-hed-pardon-jan-6-protesters-and-that-hes-financially-supporting-some-defendants\/\" title=\"Trump Again Says He&#039;d Pardon Jan 6 Protesters and That He&#039;s Financially Supporting Some Defendants\">attorney connected<\/a> to a major <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"241\">redistricting<\/a> lawsuit. <\/p>\n<p>Hagen submitted her resignation to Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT), ending her tenure on the state\u2019s highest court less than four years after her appointment. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4560952\/spencer-pratt-summer-campaign-los-angeles-mayor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt pushes \u2018Pratt summer\u2019 in new campaign video<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4560632\/leftie-mayors-guy-benson-bass-raman-pratt\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Leftie mayors do a terrible job\u2019: Guy Benson on L.A. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-yang-hospitalized-after-abdominal-pain-cancels-mayoral-race-events\/\" title=\"Andrew Yang Hospitalized After Abdominal Pain, Cancels Mayoral Race Events\">mayoral race<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4560559\/by-the-numbers-how-many-seats-has-each-party-gained-redistrict\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>By the numbers: How many seats has each party gained in redistricting?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>In her resignation letter, Hagen denied wrongdoing but said the controversy surrounding her personal life and recent divorce had become too damaging for her family and for the judiciary\u2019s ability to function independently. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cI would love nothing more than to continue serving the people of Utah,\u201d Hagen wrote, according to published excerpts from the letter. She said continuing in the role would require sacrificing the \u201cprivacy and well-being\u201d of loved ones. <\/p>\n<p>Cox and Utah Chief Justice Matthew Durrant, as well as other GOP leaders, said they \u201care committed to working together on potential reforms to the Judicial Conduct Commission \u2014 ensuring it upholds the highest standards of accountability and earns the confidence of the people of Utah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resignation follows weeks of scrutiny tied to allegations that Hagen had an inappropriate relationship with attorney David Reymann, who represented plaintiffs challenging Utah\u2019s congressional map in a redistricting case.<\/p>\n<p>Hagen had previously acknowledged a friendship with Reymann while her marriage was deteriorating in 2025 and recused herself from cases involving him. Her ex-husband accused her of inappropriately texting Reymann.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations resurfaced after state Republican leaders, including Cox, called for an independent investigation into how the Judicial Conduct Commission handled earlier complaints against Hagen. <\/p>\n<p>State leaders argued the commission\u2019s review lacked transparency and failed to fully address concerns about potential conflicts of interest. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4533461\/utah-high-court-justice-state-investigation-alleged-relationship-lawyer\/\"><strong>UTAH SUPREME COURT JUSTICE UNDER STATE GOP INVESTIGATION FOR ALLEGED RELATIONSHIP WITH REDISTRICTING LAWYER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The case at the center of the controversy was a redistricting case concerning Proposition 4, a 2018 ballot measure that required congressional districts to be redrawn by an independent commission. Reymann represented the anti-redistricting plaintiffs in the lawsuit. <\/p>\n<p>Hagen\u2019s departure creates a vacancy on the five-member court and gives Cox another opportunity to shape Utah\u2019s judiciary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigns amid GOP pressure and affair probe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2600604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26021622321448.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[79366,32849,57386,6522,34842],"class_list":["post-2600603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diana-hagen","tag-judicial-misconduct","tag-legal-investigation","tag-resignation","tag-utah-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26021622321448.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2600603"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2600607,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600603\/revisions\/2600607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2600604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2600603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2600603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2600603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}