Salt Lake County, UT
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Salt Lake County is Utah's most populous county and anchors Salt Lake City — Utah's state capital and principal legal market. The Third District Court at the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse handles civil and criminal matters. Salt Lake hosts the Utah Supreme Court, the Utah Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, and the BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School (in nearby Provo). The economy combines state government, healthcare (Intermountain Health, University of Utah Health), technology (Silicon Slopes), finance (Goldman Sachs Salt Lake, American Express), and mining (Kennecott/Rio Tinto Bingham Canyon).