Voters in Alpine, Highland, Cedar Hills and Lehi will decide Nov. 3 whether to retain Judge Jared W. Eldridge on the District Court bench. The nonpartisan retention vote appears on the general election ballot across Utah's 4th Judicial District, which includes Utah County.
In a retention race, voters mark "yes" or "no" on whether to keep the judge; no challenger appears on the ballot. Eldridge is certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady.
Eldridge is listed on the Utah State Bar Litigation Section's 4th District page as Jared W. Eldridge. He resides in Nephi, Utah, and has served on the District 4 bench since 2017, BallotReady records show.
Candidate information
- Name: Jared W. Eldridge
- Office: Utah District Court judge, District 4
- Residence: Nephi, Utah
- Education: Bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University (1994); juris doctor from Willamette University (1998)
- Race type: Nonpartisan retention
- Ballot status: Certified
- Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
Experience and public service
Before taking the bench, Eldridge served as Juab County attorney from 2002 to 2017, according to BallotReady. He also served as Nephi city prosecutor in 2017, according to the Utah Association of Counties.
Eldridge said in a Utah Association of Counties interview that he worked as a public defender earlier in his legal career. No dates or jurisdiction for that role were provided.
He has held the District 4 judgeship from 2017 to the present.
This profile was built from publicly available records, BallotReady data and a Utah Association of Counties candidate interview. No candidate questionnaire responses were available.
