Amid affair allegations, Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigns

About three weeks after Utah’s top state leaders called for an “independent investigation” into previously investigated and dismissed allegations that she had an affair with an attorney, Utah Supreme Court Diana Hagen resigned from the bench on Friday.

“It is with deep sadness that I tender my immediate resignation as a Justice of the Utah Supreme Court,” Hagen wrote in a resignation letter to Gov. Spencer Cox, while expressing “profound love and respect” for her fellow justices. “I sincerely regret the disruption my sudden departure will cause the Court and the parties who come before it.”

Hagen’s resignation comes after the Judicial Conduct Commission had already looked into and dismissed the allegations against her by voting not to pursue a full investigation after a preliminary investigator said the complaint against her lacked credibility.

But that preliminary report came to light after the Utah House released the document to KSL in response to an open records request last month. The day after the report made headlines, the Utah Supreme Court issued a statement saying documents detailing the allegations against Hagen were confidential and “inappropriately released to the public.” The House speaker, in response, argued that his office followed Utah law when releasing the records.



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