Paul H. Olds

About this race

A judge. Judges decide criminal and civil cases. Depending on the state and court, they are chosen in contested elections or in retention votes, where you vote YES or NO on keeping the judge for another term.

1 candidate ran for Pleasant View Justice Court Judge (retention) — Paul H. Olds (Weber County) in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Pleasant View voters.

About Paul H. Olds

Justice court judge. Named to the Riverdale Justice Court in 2020 and later to the Farr West and Washington Terrace justice courts; he was a nominee for the Pleasant View Justice Court in 2022 and lives in Pleasant View. Before the bench he practiced law in Northern Utah for more than 25 years, including nine years as an assistant city attorney for Ogden and Riverdale and work as a public defender, and taught criminal and business law at Weber State for 10 years. He holds two bachelor's degrees from the University of Utah and a law degree from the University of Nebraska.

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This is a nonpartisan race, so we don't estimate where candidates fall from their campaign materials or look up their personal voter registration. We'd place Paul H. Olds only with a published academic score (from a voting record or campaign donors), and we haven't found one we can reliably source.

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What party is Judge Paul H. Olds?

None on the ballot: retention votes are nonpartisan, so no party label appears.

What does a retention vote mean?

A Yes/No vote on whether Judge Paul H. Olds stays on the Pleasant View Justice Court (Weber County) for another term. There is no opponent: YES keeps the judge, NO removes them if most voters vote NO.