Gregory Keith Orme

Survey Respondent Recommendation: 97% of survey respondents recommend Judge Orme for retention.

Performance Measures: Survey scores are analyzed for statistical significance to determine if the judge scored well above, above, consistent with, below, or well below their appellate court peers.

Above Peers: Legal Ability, Procedural Fairness

Consistent with Peers: Integrity & Judicial Temperament, Administrative Skills

Respondent Feedback: Respondents commend Judge Orme’s institutional knowledge and find him to be “exceptionally capable.” They appreciate his equal treatment and judicial demeanor, particularly his respectful and professional conduct.

Judge Gregory K. Orme is the longest tenured member of the Utah Court of Appeals. He graduated from the University of Utah, magna cum laude, in 1975. Three years later he received his law degree, with high honors, from George Washington University, in Washington D.C. Judge Orme served as a law clerk to Judge Monroe G. McKay, United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. He was a partner in the law firm of VanCott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy at the time of his appointment to the Court of Appeals. Judge Orme has served two prior terms as the court's presiding judge, four terms on the Utah Judicial Council, six years as chair of the Ethics Advisory Committee, ten years on the Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee, six years as chair of the Commissioner Conduct Committee, and twelve years on the Utah Sentencing Commission. Judge Orme currently serves on the Utah Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on the Rules of Appellate Procedure, and he is the judicial advisor to the Utah Bar Journal. Judge Orme received the Utah State Bar's annual awards for Young Lawyer of the Year (1986) and Judge of the Year (2007). He is a four- time recipient of the Judicial Excellence Award from the Utah State Bar's Litigation Section. He is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.