Utah Leaders Investigating Alleged Relationship Between Supreme Court Justice , Redistricting Lawyer

Utah Leaders Investigating Alleged Relationship Between Supreme Court Justice, Redistricting Lawyer Justice Diana Hagen recused herself from the redistricting case, but questions remain. KSL News Utah learned that the state’s governor, Senate president, and House speaker have started investigating an alleged relationship between Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen and David Reymann, a lawyer who argued cases before the court. The state’s redistricting case is one Reymann argued. However, Justice Hagen recused herself from the case in September and “from hearing other filings in the case.” Justice Hagen’s decision stemmed from “renewing close friendships with Reymann and Cheylynn Hayman, another attorney who is a shareholder in the firm where Reymann works.” Chief Justice Matthew Durrant and the Judicial Conduct Commission received the complaint last year with the allegations: 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