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Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and the state’s top attorneys ordered an independent investigation Friday in the state Supreme Court into allegations she had an affair with an attorney who worked on a high-profile redistricting case.
Justice Diana Hagen, a Cox appointee, is being accused by her ex-husband of sending what he described as “inaccuracies” to a lawyer who helped challenge a Republican-friendly map that kept four congressional seats red in Utah. Hagen joined the unanimous vote to repeal the Republican redistricting plan in July 2024, a decision that resulted in one of the seats becoming blue in the 2026 midterms.
The revelation of a possible relationship between Hagen and attorney David Reymann, who has been working for the voting rights groups involved in the case, came from a complaint Hagen’s husband’s attorney sent to Chief Justice Matthew Durrant and the Judicial Conduct Commission, according to local outlet KSL.
Hagen and Reymann both denied the allegations. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Utah Supreme Court attorney and Reymann for comment.
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Utah Governor Spencer Cox welcomes US President Joe Biden before he speaks at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center on August 10, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. President Biden was celebrating the first anniversary of the PACT Act. (George Frey/Getty Images)
The Commission on Judicial Conduct, described on its website as an independent organization consisting of several state attorneys, judges and members of the public, conducted an initial investigation based on the complaint and chose not to pursue the matter, the newspaper reported. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Judicial Conduct Commission for comment.
The Utah Supreme Court issued a public statement on Hagen’s behalf Friday afternoon in which he said he had no conflict of interest.
Justice Diana Hagen in her official Utah Supreme Court photo. (Utah State Courts)
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“My last involvement in a redistricting case was October 2024,” Hagen said. “I voluntarily recused myself from all charges involving Mr. Reymann in May 2025, and my withdrawal was reflected in the Court’s September 15, 2025 opinion to the League of Women Voters. I have taken prompt, prudent, and transparent steps in response to the allegations made by my ex-husband, including filing a Judicial Conduct Statement myself. The Ethics Commission recently reviewed the matter, dismissed the complaint, and closed the case while still determined to respect the highest standards of morality, integrity, and impartiality.
The complaint and interviews conducted by the Judicial Conduct Commission found that Hagen and her husband began discussing divorce in September 2024, contacted Reymann later that year and that Hagen did not meet face-to-face with Reymann until 2025, according to KSL.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Scott M. Matheson Courthouse, which houses the Utah Supreme Court and various lower courts. (Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Cox, along with the President of the Senate Stuart Adams and the Speaker of the House Mike Schultz, who joined the governor in launching a new investigation, in a joint statement that more “transparency” is needed about this issue, which shows that public trust in the supreme court of the state is at risk, especially after the worst decision in the redistricting case that will affect the medium term.
“The first review conducted by the Judicial Conduct Commission and the court left important questions unanswered,” they said. “Allegations of this kind, especially concerning government officials, must be looked at openly and responsibly in order to find the truth and maintain public confidence.”
