Michael J. Wilkins

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Michael J. Wilkins
Associate Chief Justice of the
Utah Supreme Court
In office
January 2000 May 2010
Appointed by Michael Leavitt
Judge of the Utah Court of Appeals
In office
August 1994 January 2000
Appointed by Michael Leavitt
Personal details
Born
Michael Jon Wilkins [1]

(1948-05-13) May 13, 1948 (age 72) [2]
Murray, Utah [3]
Spouse(s)Diane W. Wilkins
Education University of Utah (BS, JD)
University of Virginia (LLM)

Michael Jon Wilkins (born May 13, 1948) is an American lawyer and judge. [4] [5] He is a retired Justice of the Utah Supreme Court and current chairman of the Utah Independent Ethics Commission. [6] [7]

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Biography

Education

He graduated from the University of Utah in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree and from the S. J. Quinney College of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1977. He received a Master of Laws degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2001.

Private Practice

From 1977 to 1994, Mike Wilkins practiced law in Salt Lake City.

Utah Court of Appeals

Michael J. Wilkins was appointed by Governor Mike Leavitt in August 1994 to the Utah Court of Appeals. And he served there until his appointment to the Supreme Court. Justice Wilkins served as presiding judge of the Court of Appeals.

Utah Supreme Court

Justice Wilkins was appointed in 2000 to the Supreme Court. He served as Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Justice Wilkins has been a member of the Judicial Council and has served as chair of the Judicial Council's Policy and Planning Committee, Legislative Liaison Committee, and Standing Committee on Technology. He has chaired the Supreme Court's Committee on Professionalism, and teaches as an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Independent Ethics Commission

Justice Wilkins is a former member of the Utah Legislature's Independent Ethics Commission. The five-member commission, established 2 July 2010, handles ethic complaints against lawmakers that previously were dealt with by members of the Legislature. [6]

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References

  1. Judge Michael Jon Wilkins (Utah Supreme Court)
  2. Hubbell, Martindale (1992). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (Volume 14). Martindale-Hubbell. p. UT111B. ISBN   9781561600212.
  3. Hubbell, p. UT111B
  4. Morgan, Emiley (15 May 2010). "Justice Michael Wilkins leaves high court bench still loving law". Deseret News. Salt Lake City.
  5. Pugsley, Stephanie (May–June 2010). "Justice Michael J. Wilkins & Judge Diane W. Wilkins A Case Study in Partnership & Service". Utah Bar Journal. 23 (3): 30–33.
  6. 1 2 Roche, Lisa Riley (2 July 2010). "Former judges, lawmakers appointed to legislative ethics commission". Deseret News. Salt Lake City.
  7. Dougherty, Joseph (19 July 2010). "Utah Ethics Commission Convenes for first time". Deseret News. Salt Lake City.