John A. Pearce (born June 6, 1969) is a

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judge, appointed to the

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in November, 2015 by Governor

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."Gov. Herbert taps Cyprus High alumnus to fill vacancy on Utah Supreme Court," The Salt Lake Tribune, November 9th, 2015
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later confirmed Pearce in a 21–0 vote in December 2015. He was sworn in on January 29, 2016. Prior to being confirmed to the Utah Supreme Court, Pearce served on the Utah Court of Appeals. He has also served as general counsel in Governor Herbert's office. Pearce was born and raised in

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and began his legal career as an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Later, Pearce was a shareholder at Jones Waldo in Salt Lake City. Justice Pearce graduated from Cyprus High in Magna, got an undergraduate degree from the

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in economics, and received his

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from the

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. Pearce also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law.

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