Blake R. Hills was appointed by Governor Spencer J. Cox to be the Chair of the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole in October of 2025. Blake was first appointed to the Board by Governor Cox in March of 2021.

Blake worked as an appellate clerk for the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals for approximately two years after graduating from law school. He then spent approximately twenty-one years working as a prosecutor for the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s office and the Summit County Attorney’s office.  During most of his time as a prosecutor, he focused on prosecuting homicide, special victim, and domestic violence cases.

Blake was raised in Centerville, Utah.  He received a B.S. in Economics and Geography from Weber State University and J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law. Blake and his wife Ronda are the proud parents of four children and the proud grandparents of three grandchildren.