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Randall Skanchy

American judge

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ7291608
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Randall Norman Skanchy (born November 11, 1952) is a Utah Third Judicial District judge for Salt Lake County, Utah in the Salt Lake City District Court. Skanchy was first appointed in January 2001, being retained in 2010.

Biography

Judge Skanchy took his bachelor's degree from Weber State University and graduated in Law at Brigham Young University in 1980. His favorite hobby is fishing. He is married to Sue Zan Skanchy and has three children, two sons and a daughter. He also likes Civil War history, keeping a book with facts about that time.

A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Skanchy served a mission to Northern Italy, from 1973 to 1975, and has served in various callings in the Church.

Legal activity

Judge Skanchy was appointed to the Third District Court in January 2001 by Gov. Michael O. Leavitt. On this court, he serves Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties.

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