Scandal Unveiled: Justice Resigns Amid Inappropriate Texting Controversy

A judge from the Utah Supreme Court has recently resigned following accusations from her former husband, who claims she exchanged inappropriate text messages with an attorney. This development marks a significant moment in the state’s judicial landscape.

Justice Diana Hagen announced her resignation last Friday amidst allegations of an affair with a redistricting attorney who was involved in a case being considered by the high court. The allegations have added a layer of complexity to the ongoing legal proceedings.

These claims were brought to light by Tobin Hagen, her ex-husband, who last year lodged a complaint with the Judicial Conduct Commission. In his complaint, Tobin Hagen identified attorney David Reymann as the alleged individual involved with Justice Hagen.

According to Tobin, the text exchanges initially began as light-hearted but soon took on a more suggestive tone, raising questions about professional boundaries.

Both Reymann and Justice Hagen have previously denied any inappropriate relationship, as reported by Fox13. Despite these denials, the controversy has culminated in Justice Hagen’s decision to step down from her role on the bench.

The commission conducted a preliminary investigation but chose not to dive deeper after dismissing allegations as ‘misleading,’ reported the Salt Lake Tribune. 

But Republican lawmakers, Senate President J Stuart Adams and House Speaker Mike Schultz, renewed demands that Hagen’s alleged affair be investigated, seemingly prompting her resignation.

In her resignation letter, tendered to Utah Governor Spencer Cox, Hagen alluded to her alleged involvement with Reymann and the ‘dissolution’ of her marriage.

Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigned on Friday after allegations that she exchanged ‘inappropriate text messages’ with a lawyer

Attorney David Reymann was representing a redistricting case during the months of their alleged affair

‘As a public servant for twenty-six years, I am keenly aware that public service requires sacrifice,’ Hagen said in the letter obtained by Fox Digital. 

‘I have willingly accepted those sacrifices for the privilege of holding a position of public trust, where I could do my part to uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of every Utahn.

‘I also understand that public officials are rightly held to a higher standard and must accept a greater degree of public scrutiny and diminished privacy,’ she said. ‘But my family and friends did not choose public life. 

They do not deserve to have intensely personal details surrounding the painful dissolution of my thirty-year marriage subjected to public scrutiny.’ 

Adams and Schultz subsequently dropped their demands for an investigation. 

‘We appreciate Justice Hagen’s resignation and her willingness to step aside in the best interest of the Institution,’ they wrote in a joint statement. 

‘We consider this matter related to Justice Hagen concluded and will not conduct any further investigations related to these specific allegations.’

Tobin Hagen accused his wife of exchanging ‘inappropriate text messages’ with a redistricting lawyer

Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced Hagen’s resignation on Friday, stating that Utah ‘appreciates Hagen’s years of service’

Governor Cox announced Hagen’s resignation in a press release. The governor is tasked with appointing her replacement. 

‘Today, Gov. Cox received a letter of resignation from Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen,’ it read. 

‘The resignation is effective immediately. The governor appreciates Justice Hagen’s years of service to the state of Utah.’

Hagen was appointed to the Utah Supreme Court by Cox in 2022, according to her profile, which is still live on the Utah Courts webpage. 

Tobin Hagen told the Judicial Conduct Commission that the couple’s marriage began ‘deteriorating’ at the end of 2024.

Justice Hagen allegedly requested a divorce in September 2024, just before the couple first interacted with Reymann.

The scorned husband claimed to have found ‘inappropriate text messages’ in February 2025.

Governor Cox appointed Hagen to the Utah Supreme Court in 2022

At the time, Reymann was challenging a redistricting map before the Supreme Court that retained four Republican-districted seats in Utah. 

The case led to a new congressional map, reported KSL.

Hagen and her husband separated in April 2025. She ‘voluntarily recused’ herself from the redistricting case a month later. 

The recusal notice noted that Hagen had recently ‘renewed friendship’ with Reymann.

Hagen has claimed she ‘never engaged in extramarital sex with anyone prior to our separation.’

The Daily Mail contacted Cox, Hagen, Reymann and the Utah Supreme Court for comment.