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Published 13:01 10 May 2026 GMT
Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen has shocked many and resigned as a probe is being launched into reports of an inappropriate relationship with a redistricting attorney.
The decision came after Hagen's ex-husband, Tobin Hagen, claimed he discovered “inappropriate text messages” between her and attorney David Reymann.
While he said that these exchanges started as “silly,” but these developed to become "more suggestive," reports KSL.
Reymann was known for arguing high-profile cases before the court, having worked on challenging the state's redistricting map that led to the new congressional map.
At the time of the case, Hagen withdrew herself from the case due to an alleged friendship with him.
However, state leaders would later announce that an investigation into their relationship would be launched after her ex-husband, Tobin Hagen, made several allegations about the nature of it.
Announcing her decision to resign effective immediately, the letter read: “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.
“I sincerely regret the disruption my sudden departure will cause the court and the parties who come before it.”
“I also understand that public officials are rightly held to a higher standard and must accept a greater degree of public scrutiny and diminished privacy,” she said.
“But my family and friends did not choose public life. They do not deserve to have intensely personal details surrounding the painful dissolution of my thirty-year marriage subjected to public scrutiny,” she added.
The publication reported that state leaders would be leading an investigation into the relationship after Hagen's ex-husband's allegations were officially submitted in a complaint to Chief Justice Matthew Durrant and the Judicial Conduct Commission.
Both she and Reymann deny the claims made against them, and following a preliminary investigation, the Judicial Conduct Commission chose not to pursue the claims further.
Tobin told the JCC that their marriage started to collapse in 2024, with his ex-wife starting a friendship with Reymann at the end of that same year.
He would allegedly find the texts in February 2025, though he didn't tell investigators - Hagen had suggested a divorce in September 2024 and separated the following April.
Hagen told the JCC that she was “faithful to my ex-husband for more than 30 years. I never engaged in extramarital sex with anyone prior to our separation.”
Gov. Cox, the Senate president, and House speaker said they would be launching their own probe into claims in a joint statement.
“We will move forward with an independent investigation to ensure the facts are fully examined,” they explained, saying the JCC “left important questions unsolved.”
“Allegations of this nature, especially involving public officials, must be examined with transparency and accountability to establish the facts and to maintain public confidence.”
The Utah Supreme Court had released a statement in April 2026 on Hagen's behalf, claiming that she had taken “prompt, prudent, and transparent steps,” following the allegations.
Hagen stated: “My last involvement in the redistricting case was October 2024,
“I voluntarily recused myself from all cases involving Mr. Reymann in May 2025, and my recusal was reflected in the Court’s September 15, 2025, opinion in League of Women Voters.”
She claimed that her resignation came to protect the privacy of her loved ones, in addition to “the effective functioning and independence” of the state’s judiciary.
