We have long advocated for more diversity on Utah’s bench. A glance into the life of Raymond Uno illustrates the complexity of experiences that diversification brings.
Uno was the first ethnic minority to become a Utah judge. Born in Ogden in 1930, as a young Japanese-American boy he was imprisoned with his family during World War II at the Heart Mountain Wyoming Relocation Center, where his father died.
In high school Uno worked as a dishwasher, farm laborer and railroad tracklayer. Despite his confinement in the interment camp, Uno volunteered for the U.S. Army and became a special agent in the 441st Counterintelligence Corps.