David Mortensen
{{short description|American judge from Utah}}
David Mortensen is an American judge from Utah.
Biography
David Mortensen graduated from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 1993.{{Cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/David_Mortensen|title=David Mortensen - Ballotpedia|access-date=2016-12-31}} He served as a trial attorney until 2006, when he was appointed to the 4th District Court by Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. He served as a presiding judge in that court for two years.{{cite web | url=http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/behind-the-bench-judge-david-mortensen/article_f3a90d9c-b0be-54f8-b32a-777997ad8444.html | title=Behind the Bench: Judge David Mortensen | accessdate=29 June 2016}}
On May 6, 2016, Utah Governor Gary Herbert appointed Judge David Mortensen to the Utah Court of Appeals. Herbert stated, "For the past ten years Judge Mortensen has been an example of what a judge should be, dedicated to the rule of law, hardworking, and fair to all parties."{{Cite web|url=http://www.utah.gov/governor/news_media/article.html?article=20160506-1|title=Story Details - Governor Gary Herbert|website=www.utah.gov|access-date=2016-06-29}} Mortensen previously served as a judge for the Fourth District Court.{{Cite web|url=https://www.utcourts.gov/judgesbios/showGallery.asp?dist=4&ct_type=D|title=Utah Courts - Judges' Biographies|website=www.utcourts.gov|access-date=2016-06-29}}
Mortensen is member of Utah State Bar Fee Arbitration Committee as well as member of Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence.{{cite web | url=https://www.utcourts.gov/judgesbios/showGallery.asp?dist=4&ct_type=D | title=4th District Court Judges | accessdate=29 June 2016}}
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