Phillip H. Emerson (c. 1834 – March 9, 1889) was a justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory from 1873 to 1885.
Born in Virginia, Emerson attended the common schools until he was advanced enough to become a schoolteacher.
He read law to gain admission to the bar, and entered private practice in Washington, Vermont, Just before the American Civil War, he moved to Battle Creek, Michigan, where he continued to practice.
[2] In 1873, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Emerson to the Territorial Supreme Court of Utah, after an endorsement from Michigan Senator Thomas W.
In 1883, he was appointed to a committee established to revise the laws of the territory.