BREAKING: Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen has resigned #utpol #utleg pic.twitter.com/u2C5OEua9c
— Katie McKellar (@KatieMcKellar1) May 8, 2026
Background: Utah leaders to probe relationship between Supreme Court justice, redistricting lawyer.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s governor, Senate president and House speaker are launching an investigation into Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen and allegations that she had a relationship with an attorney arguing cases before the high court.
Those allegations are detailed in a complaint submitted late last year to both Chief Justice Matthew Durrant and the Judicial Conduct Commission.
The complaint, which was obtained exclusively by KSL through a public records request, came from a Provo-based attorney who said Hagen’s ex-husband told him the justice had exchanged “inappropriate” text messages with David Reymann, one of the attorneys involved in a case about redistricting, which led to Utah getting a new congressional map.
Hagen strongly denies allegations of an inappropriate relationship of any kind. Reymann also called the allegations “false.” He does outside legal work for KSL and as an attorney for the Utah Media Coalition, of which KSL is a member.
h/t Stephen Green