diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/DnsNameResolver.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/DnsNameResolver.java
index 6555c98b37..0da09299af 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/DnsNameResolver.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/DnsNameResolver.java
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ final class DnsNameResolver extends NameResolver {
         throw new ClassCastException("wrong type " + rawChoices);
       }
       List<?> listChoices = (List<?>) rawChoices;
-      possibleServiceConfigChoices.addAll(ServiceConfigUtil.checkObjectList(listChoices));
+      possibleServiceConfigChoices.addAll(JsonUtil.checkObjectList(listChoices));
     }
     return possibleServiceConfigChoices;
   }
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ final class DnsNameResolver extends NameResolver {
     if (!serviceConfigChoice.containsKey(SERVICE_CONFIG_CHOICE_CLIENT_LANGUAGE_KEY)) {
       return null;
     }
-    return ServiceConfigUtil.checkStringList(
+    return JsonUtil.checkStringList(
         JsonUtil.getList(serviceConfigChoice, SERVICE_CONFIG_CHOICE_CLIENT_LANGUAGE_KEY));
   }
 
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ final class DnsNameResolver extends NameResolver {
     if (!serviceConfigChoice.containsKey(SERVICE_CONFIG_CHOICE_CLIENT_HOSTNAME_KEY)) {
       return null;
     }
-    return ServiceConfigUtil.checkStringList(
+    return JsonUtil.checkStringList(
         JsonUtil.getList(serviceConfigChoice, SERVICE_CONFIG_CHOICE_CLIENT_HOSTNAME_KEY));
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/JsonUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/JsonUtil.java
index 876d354bb3..d25698c635 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/JsonUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/JsonUtil.java
@@ -115,4 +115,35 @@ public class JsonUtil {
     }
     return (Boolean) value;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Casts a list of unchecked JSON values to a list of checked objects in Java type.
+   * If the given list contains a value that is not a Map, throws an exception.
+   */
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  public static List<Map<String, ?>> checkObjectList(List<?> rawList) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < rawList.size(); i++) {
+      if (!(rawList.get(i) instanceof Map)) {
+        throw new ClassCastException(
+            String.format("value %s for idx %d in %s is not object", rawList.get(i), i, rawList));
+      }
+    }
+    return (List<Map<String, ?>>) rawList;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Casts a list of unchecked JSON values to a list of String. If the given list
+   * contains a value that is not a String, throws an exception.
+   */
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  public static List<String> checkStringList(List<?> rawList) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < rawList.size(); i++) {
+      if (!(rawList.get(i) instanceof String)) {
+        throw new ClassCastException(
+            String.format(
+                "value '%s' for idx %d in '%s' is not string", rawList.get(i), i, rawList));
+      }
+    }
+    return (List<String>) rawList;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/ServiceConfigUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/ServiceConfigUtil.java
index 303378880b..0f4318a9aa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/ServiceConfigUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/ServiceConfigUtil.java
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public final class ServiceConfigUtil {
     if (!methodConfig.containsKey(METHOD_CONFIG_NAME_KEY)) {
       return null;
     }
-    return checkObjectList(JsonUtil.getList(methodConfig, METHOD_CONFIG_NAME_KEY));
+    return JsonUtil.checkObjectList(JsonUtil.getList(methodConfig, METHOD_CONFIG_NAME_KEY));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ public final class ServiceConfigUtil {
     if (!serviceConfig.containsKey(SERVICE_CONFIG_METHOD_CONFIG_KEY)) {
       return null;
     }
-    return checkObjectList(JsonUtil.getList(serviceConfig, SERVICE_CONFIG_METHOD_CONFIG_KEY));
+    return JsonUtil
+        .checkObjectList(JsonUtil.getList(serviceConfig, SERVICE_CONFIG_METHOD_CONFIG_KEY));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -373,7 +374,7 @@ public final class ServiceConfigUtil {
     List<Map<String, ?>> lbConfigs = new ArrayList<>();
     if (serviceConfig.containsKey(SERVICE_CONFIG_LOAD_BALANCING_CONFIG_KEY)) {
       List<?> configs = JsonUtil.getList(serviceConfig, SERVICE_CONFIG_LOAD_BALANCING_CONFIG_KEY);
-      for (Map<String, ?> config : checkObjectList(configs)) {
+      for (Map<String, ?> config : JsonUtil.checkObjectList(configs)) {
         lbConfigs.add(config);
       }
     }
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ public final class ServiceConfigUtil {
   public static List<LbConfig> getChildPolicyFromXdsConfig(Map<String, ?> rawXdsConfig) {
     List<?> rawChildPolicies = JsonUtil.getList(rawXdsConfig, XDS_CONFIG_CHILD_POLICY_KEY);
     if (rawChildPolicies != null) {
-      return unwrapLoadBalancingConfigList(checkObjectList(rawChildPolicies));
+      return unwrapLoadBalancingConfigList(JsonUtil.checkObjectList(rawChildPolicies));
     }
     return null;
   }
@@ -445,7 +446,7 @@ public final class ServiceConfigUtil {
   public static List<LbConfig> getFallbackPolicyFromXdsConfig(Map<String, ?> rawXdsConfig) {
     List<?> rawFallbackPolicies = JsonUtil.getList(rawXdsConfig, XDS_CONFIG_FALLBACK_POLICY_KEY);
     if (rawFallbackPolicies != null) {
-      return unwrapLoadBalancingConfigList(checkObjectList(rawFallbackPolicies));
+      return unwrapLoadBalancingConfigList(JsonUtil.checkObjectList(rawFallbackPolicies));
     }
     return null;
   }
@@ -462,29 +463,6 @@ public final class ServiceConfigUtil {
     return JsonUtil.getString(serviceConfig, SERVICE_CONFIG_STICKINESS_METADATA_KEY);
   }
 
-  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-  static List<Map<String, ?>> checkObjectList(List<?> rawList) {
-    for (int i = 0; i < rawList.size(); i++) {
-      if (!(rawList.get(i) instanceof Map)) {
-        throw new ClassCastException(
-            String.format("value %s for idx %d in %s is not object", rawList.get(i), i, rawList));
-      }
-    }
-    return (List<Map<String, ?>>) rawList;
-  }
-
-  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-  static List<String> checkStringList(List<?> rawList) {
-    for (int i = 0; i < rawList.size(); i++) {
-      if (!(rawList.get(i) instanceof String)) {
-        throw new ClassCastException(
-            String.format(
-                "value '%s' for idx %d in '%s' is not string", rawList.get(i), i, rawList));
-      }
-    }
-    return (List<String>) rawList;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Parse from a string to produce a duration.  Copy of
    * {@link com.google.protobuf.util.Durations#parse}.