Judge Lyle R. Anderson, '82: Retiring in July

Judge to retire from Seventh District Court

After serving for 26 years, Seventh District Judge Lyle R. Anderson will be retiring from his post in July.

His appointment to the position in 1992 was somewhat unexpected.

After graduating from the University of Chicago Law School in 1982, he returned to his hometown of Monticello and worked for his father’s law practice. In 1991, he was elected to be the Grand County Attorney, and in 1992, he was approached about running for a seat in the Utah House of Representatives.

“My decision to run for the legislature in ’92 was not something I expected,” the judge said. “I wasn’t planning on doing that. I thought I was quite young. I thought I was quite young to be a judge, too.”

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