Diana Hagen

Diana Hagen is an American lawyer who served as a justice on the Utah Supreme Court from 2022 to 2026. She served as a judge of the Utah Court of Appeals from 2017 to 2022.

Education

Hagen attended Ben Lomond High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts in speech Communication from the University of Utah and a Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law in 1998, graduating Order of the Coif. On March 29, 2022, Governor Spencer Cox nominated Hagen to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Utah Governor Cox nominated Hagen to the seat vacated by Justice Constandinos Himonas, who resigned on March 1, 2022. On May 11, 2022, Hagen appeared before the Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee and her nomination was favorably reported out of committee the same day. The Utah State Senate confirmed Hagen's appointment on May 18, 2022 and she was sworn in the same day. She resigned from the court on May 8, 2026 after she was accused of having an improper relationship with a lawyer involved in a redistricting case she had ruled in favor of.

Awards and memberships

Hagen has received the Federal Bar Association Distinguished Service Award, four United States Attorney's Awards, a Federal Bureau of Investigation Award, and many other honors. She was also a member of the Utah Dating Violence Task Force, a Girl Scout troop leader for six years, and vice chair of the Mountain View Elementary Community Council.