Acosta is a partner at Trujillo Acosta Law in West Jordan. She has served as president of the Utah Minority Bar Association, an ex-officio member of the Utah Bar Commission, and a Utah Bar Commissioner. Acosta is a former law clerk to Judge William A. Thorne of the Utah Court of Appeals and is a former law clerk to the Honorable John F. Wright of the Nebraska Supreme Court. Acosta graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in both psychology and English and received her J.D. from the University of Nebraska, graduating with academic honors.