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Christine M. Durham is the Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court, a position she has held since 1982. She became chief justice of the court in 2002. Justice Durham was appointed by Republican Governor Michael Leavitt.[1] Her term expires in 2014[2].
Legal education
Justice Durham received her A.B. from Wellesley College and her Juris Doctor from the Duke University School of Law. Durham also has honorary degrees from the University of Utah, Weber State University, Salt Lake Community College, and the College of Eastern Utah. [1]
Legal experience
In 1982, Justice Christine Durham was appointed to the Court by then-Governor Scott M. Matheson. Prior to her appointment, she was a partner with Salt Lake City's Johnson, Durham & Moxley, and has taught at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. She was also a trial judge for four years, one of them as presiding judge of the Utah Third Judicial District Court. [1]
Awards and associations
- Head of the National Center for State Courts
- President of the Conference of Chief Justices [3]
- Co-chair Committee on Improving Jury Service
- William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence in 2007
- 1985 Governor's Task Force to implement amendments to the Judicial Article of the Utah Constitution
- Former Chair Public Outreach Committee
- Leader of the Coalition for Civic, Character, and Service Learning
- Former member of the Utah Constitutional Revision Commission
- Council of the American Law Institute
- Member American Bar Association´s Council of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Member Utah Judicial Council
- Member Commission on Justice in the 21st Century
- Member of the Duke University Board of Trustees. [1]
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