The Salt Lake Tribune reports that District Judge Don Torgerson ruled Tuesday that Grayeyes has been a lifelong resident of the Utah side of the Navajo Mountain.
A member of the Navajo Nation, Grayeyes was sworn in Jan. 7 along with fellow Democrat Kenneth Maryboy, giving the county commission its first Native American majority.
Republican Kelly Laws sought to undo Grayeyes’ November election victory, contending that Grayeyes was really an Arizona resident and therefore ineligible to hold elected office in Utah.
In a separate ruling, a federal judge before the election reinstated Grayeyes’ candidacy when it was challenged by another unsuccessful Republican candidate.