Utah Supreme Court Justice Resigns After Affair Allegations – Accused Of Affair With Attorney In Redistricting Case
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Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen has resigned.
Hagen was accused of having an affair with David Reymann, one of the attorneys in the Utah redistricting case.
Hagen wrote in her resignation letter, “It is with deep sadness that I tender my immediate resignation as a Justice of the Utah Supreme Court…I do this with profound love and respect for my colleagues on the Court, who are not only brilliant jurists but also dedicated, hard-working public servants.”
A Utah Supreme Court justice resigned from her position amid allegations that she had an affair with a lawyer who was involved in a case regarding Utah redrawing its congressional maps.
In a letter addressed to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R), Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen expressed that it was “with deep sadness” that she was resigning, adding that she was doing it “with profound love and respect” for her colleagues on the Utah Supreme Court.
“It is with deep sadness that I tender my immediate resignation as a Justice of the Utah Supreme Court,” Hagen said. “I do this with profound love and respect for my colleagues on the Court, who are not only brilliant jurists but also dedicated, hard-working public servants. I sincerely regret the disruption my sudden departure will cause the Court and the parties who come before it.”
The announcement of Hagen’s resignation from the state’s high court comes “nearly a month after allegations surfaced” that she and David Reymann — who served as the “former lead attorney for the League of Women Voters” in Utah’s redistricting battle, had “a possible connection,” 2KUTV News reported.
A complaint against Hagen was submitted in December 2025.
She denied the allegations.
The complaint against Hagen was submitted to Chief Justice Matthew Durrant and the Judicial Conduct Commission in December 2025, and it alleged that Hagen engaged in an extramarital affair with attorney David Reyman, an attorney for the plaintiffs in Utah’s high-profile redistricting case. The complaint argued that she could not be impartial in the case because of the alleged affair.
Hagen denied the adultery allegations, and she stated that her last involvement in the redistricting case was in October 2024. She said that she rekindled a friendship with Reymann as her thirty-year marriage failed, and she voluntarily recused herself from the redistricting case and other cases in which he was involved.
Utah lawmakers called the relationship “concerning” and said that they will be launching an independent investigation into the allegations. Governor Cox also called for an independent investigation and said that Hagen “failed to promote confidence in the judiciary.” Democratic party leadership expressed concerns about an investigation by the legislation “overstepping judicial independence.”
