Utah Lawmaker Calls for Judge’s Impeachment After Redistricting Ruling

Utah Lawmaker Calls for Judge’s Impeachment After Redistricting Ruling

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Following a court ruling overturning Utah’s legislative redistricting map, State Representative Matt MacPherson is calling for the impeachment of Third District Court Judge Dianna Gibson. Gibson ruled that the legislature’s Map C violated the state’s anti-gerrymandering law and approved a plaintiff-drawn Map 1 for the 2026 midterms. MacPherson cited “gross abuse of power” and violations of the Utah Constitution. The Utah Republican Party and other GOP leaders criticized the ruling as an “activist map decision,” though MacPherson is the only lawmaker explicitly seeking impeachment.