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Supreme Court pick who works for LDS Church says he wouldn’t need to recuse from all church-related cases

Nominees Jay T. Jorgensen and Stephen Dent made their first public appearance before a Utah Senate committee on Friday.

(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Jay Jorgensen speaks to the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee during a hearing on two of Gov. Spencer Cox's nominees to the Supreme Court —  Jorgensen and Stephen Dent, in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 12, 2026.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jay Jorgensen speaks to the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee during a hearing on two of Gov. Spencer Cox's nominees to the Supreme Court — Jorgensen and Stephen Dent, in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 12, 2026.