He has also served as general counsel in Governor Herbert's office.
[5] Pearce was born and raised in Magna, Utah[6] and began his legal career as an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Later, Pearce was a shareholder at Jones Waldo in Salt Lake City.
[7] Justice Pearce graduated from Cyprus High in Magna, got an undergraduate degree from the University of Utah in economics, and received his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley.
[2] Pearce also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah S.J.