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Utah Senate Consents to Robert Van Dyke for Sixth District Court
Summary
The Utah Senate voted to consent to Gov. Spencer J. Cox's appointment of Robert Van Dyke to the Sixth District Court after a favorable committee report and a brief presentation by the nominee.
The Utah Senate on Wednesday consented to Gov. Spencer J. Cox's appointment of Robert Van Dyke as a judge of the Sixth District Court.
The Senate acted after the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee reported a unanimous favorable recommendation. In a letter read into the record, Gov. Spencer J. Cox said, “I am pleased to inform you that I have appointed Robert Van Dyke as a judge of the Sixth District Court pursuant to Article 8, Section 8 of the Utah Constitution and Utah Code section 78a-10-101.”
The committee report, read by Sen. Todd Wyler, said the committee met on Feb. 19, 2025, and recommended confirmation. Sen. Wyler noted Van Dyke’s decade as Kane County attorney, his role in starting a recovery court, prior service as a prosecutor in Salt Lake City, and his academic credentials, including a J.D. from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. “We did vote unanimously to recommend that he be confirmed to the Sixth District Court,” Wyler told the Senate before moving the consent vote.
During a Committee of the Whole, Robert Van Dyke spoke briefly after the Senate’s roll call consent. Van Dyke thanked Gov. Cox, Lt. Gov. Henderson and the Senate and introduced family members in the gallery. “I hope to put my whole self into my job now as being a judge for the Sixth District Court,” Van Dyke said. He also described his belief in the rule of law and said he hopes to “ensure the swift administration of justice to support and defend those laws.”
The roll-call consent vote recorded 23 ayes, 0 nays and 6 absent, after which President Adams congratulated Van Dyke. The Senate then received the nominee for comments in the Committee of the Whole before adjourning the presentation.
Van Dyke was described in the record as having served more than a decade as Kane County attorney, helping to start a recovery court, speaking Korean, and holding a J.D. from the University of Utah and a summa cum laude B.A. from Utah State University.
