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Utah Judge Raymond Uno, whose life took him from a Japanese concentration camp to the state bench, dies at 93

The Ogden native served in World War II, was a civil rights activist going back to the early 1960s, and remained active in Utah’s Japanese American community throughout his life.

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Retired judge Raymond S. Uno, seen here in April 26, 2018, spent three years in a Japanese concentration camp in Wyoming, served in the military and went on to become Utah's first minority state judge. Uno died Friday, March 8, 2024 at the age of 93.

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Retired judge Raymond S. Uno, seen here in April 26, 2018, spent three years in a Japanese concentration camp in Wyoming, served in the military and went on to become Utah's first minority state judge. Uno died Friday, March 8, 2024 at the age of 93.