Judge Teresa L. Welch was appointed to the Third District Court in October 2019 by Governor Gary R. Herbert. She serves Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties. Judge Welch received four degrees from the University of Utah, including a Bachelor's Degree in Music (Violin Performance), a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy, a Master's Degree in Philosophy, and a Juris Doctorate (in 2002) from the S.J. Quinney College of Law. She also received a PhD in Criminal Justice (in 2018) from Nova Southeastern University, graduating Phi Kappa Phi. Before Judge Welch's appointment to the bench, she worked for the Salt Lake Legal Defender Association for 16 plus years. There, she worked as a trial and appellate attorney, and she also supervised a team of attorneys in the Third District Court's Early Case Resolution Court Program from 2011-2015. She has also taught criminal justice and philosophy classes as an adjunct professor for local universities and colleges, including the University of Utah, Weber State University, and the Salt Lake Community College. Judge Welch currently serves on the Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence. She is also the managing editor for the Utah Journal of Criminal Law, and is a member of the David K. Watkiss-Sutherland II American Inn of Court. 2/21