Utah Justice Hagen Resigns Amid Relationship Allegations

Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigned effective immediately on Friday, following allegations of a personal relationship with an attorney involved in a state redistricting case.

Governor Spencer Cox announced the resignation in a statement, noting that Hagen had served the state for years. "The governor appreciates Justice Hagen's years of service to the state of Utah," the statement said. Additional details on filling the vacancy will be announced soon, according to Cox's office. Hagen, whom Cox nominated to the court in 2022, cited the toll of public scrutiny on her family and friends in her resignation letter to the governor.

The allegations stemmed from a complaint filed in December 2025 by an attorney representing Hagen's ex-husband. It claimed Hagen exchanged inappropriate text messages with David Reymann, who represented the League of Women Voters in a lawsuit challenging the state legislature's congressional redistricting map. The case led to a lower court striking down the legislature's map in November 2025 and adopting the plaintiffs' alternative, which created a more competitive district in the overwhelmingly Republican state. The map will be used in the 2026...