Judge Ben H. Hadfield, First District Court

Judge Ben H. Hadfield was appointed to the First District Court in March 1993 by Gov. Michael O. Leavitt. He serves Box Elder, Cache, and Rich counties. After graduating from the J. Reuben Clark College of Law at Brigham Young University in 1978, he joined the firm of Mann, Hadfield & Thorne and later became a partner. Judge Hadfield is a past president of the Rex E. Lee Inn of Court. In addition to his courtroom responsibilities, he has served the courts on the Ethics Advisory Committee, on the Board of District Court Judges, and as a member of the Judicial Council. Judge Hadfield served as presiding judge in the First District from July 2004 to July 2006. He currently serves as a member of the Board of District Court Judges.