Josh Nemeth

Josh Nemeth

Criminal Justice Policy Analyst

josh@libertas.institute

Josh Nemeth is the Criminal Justice Policy Analyst at Libertas Institute. Before joining Libertas, he spent a decade in criminal prosecution between Utah and Montana, most recently as a Special Victims Unit prosecutor for Cache County. He also works as a criminal defense attorney, giving him experience on both sides of Utah's criminal justice system. That background informs his commitment to criminal justice reform grounded in limited government and individual liberty, with practical solutions that protect public safety. Josh holds a J.D. from BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School and degrees in business. A father of four, he lives in rural Cache County with his wife and children.

Josh Nemeth's Articles

A Twitch streamer made the moral case for stealing from corporations on the New York Times' podcast. As a former prosecutor, here's why that argument gets justice exactly backwards, and why the real victims are never corporations.
A Washington County detective fired for misusing Utah’s criminal justice database for personal reasons. How can we better protect the privacy of our citizens?
During the 2026 general session, lawmakers tackled everything from victim privacy and juvenile justice to kratom regulation, capital punishment procedures, and police transparency.
HB 275 expands automated surveillance and revenue-driven enforcement in ways that undermine due process, burden families, and erode the limited-government principles Utahns across the political spectrum value.