Related Research Articles
Byron "Whizzer" Raymond White was an American lawyer and professional football player who was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1962 to 1993. Born and raised in Colorado,White played college football,basketball,and baseball for the University of Colorado,finishing as the runner up for the Heisman Trophy in 1937 and was a consensus All-American. He was the fourth overall selection of the 1938 NFL Draft,taken by the Pittsburgh Pirates,and led the National Football League in rushing yards in his rookie season. White spent a year at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar,then was admitted to Yale Law School in 1939 and played for the Detroit Lions in the 1940 and 1941 seasons while still attending law school. During World War II,he served as an intelligence officer with the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre. After the war,he graduated from Yale Law ranked first in his class and clerked for Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson.
The chief justice of Canada is the presiding judge of the nine-member Supreme Court of Canada,the highest judicial body in Canada. As such,the chief justice is the highest-ranking judge of the Canadian court system. The Supreme Court Act makes the chief justice,a Crown in Council appointment,meaning the Crown acting on the advice of the prime minister and minister of justice. The chief justice serves until they resign,turn 75 years old,die,or are removed from office for cause. By tradition,a new chief justice is chosen from among the court's incumbent puisne justices.
Marcelo "Celing" Briones Fernan was a Filipino lawyer and political figure. He is the only Filipino to have served as both Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and as Senate President. He is also the third Filipino to have headed both the judicial and legislative branches of government,after Querube Makalintal who served as Chief Justice and Speaker of the Batasang Pambansa in the 1970s,and JoséYulo,who served as Chief Justice and Speaker of the House of Representatives before 1946.
The Utah Supreme Court is the supreme court of the state of Utah,United States. It has final authority of interpretation of the Utah Constitution. The Utah Supreme Court is composed of five members:a chief justice,an associate chief justice,and three justices. All justices are appointed by the governor of Utah,with confirmation by the Utah Senate. The five justices elect one of their own to serve as chief justice and another to serve as associate chief justice,each for a term of four years.
Vincent Lee McKusick was an American attorney and Chief Justice of Maine. At the time of his death McKusick worked at the firm Pierce Atwood in Portland,Maine as of Counsel.
Scott Milne Matheson Jr. is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He has served on that court since 2010.
Michael Jon Wilkins is an American lawyer and judge. He is a retired Justice of the Utah Supreme Court and current chairman of the Utah Independent Ethics Commission.
Michael D. Zimmerman is a prominent attorney,a former justice of the Utah Supreme Court,and a Zen teacher at Two Arrows Zen (TAZ) located in Salt Lake City,Utah.
Lloyd Dee George was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and the namesake of the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas,Nevada.
David Kent Winder was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah.
Robert K. Hilder was a Third Judicial District Court Judge in the US state of Utah. The Third District consists of Salt Lake,Summit,and Tooele counties. He was elected Summit County attorney and was sworn in on January 5,2015. Prior to that he did extensive mediation and arbitration work.
Bart Magunda Katureebe is a Ugandan judge and the former Chief Justice of Uganda. He was appointed to that position on 5 March 2015. Before that,he was a justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda.
Richard C. Howe was an American politician and judge. At the time of his retirement in 2003,he was the only person in Utah history to serve as a member of the State House of Representatives,the State Senate,and the State Supreme Court. He served on the Utah Supreme Court from 1980 to 2002,and was the Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1998 to April 2002.
D. Frank Wilkins was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1976 to 1980.
J. Allen Crockett was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1951 to 1981 –longer than anyone else in Utah's history. During his long tenure on the court,he was Chief Justice three times:from 1959 to 1961,from 1967 to 1970,and from 1979 to 1981.
George Richard Bevan is an American attorney and jurist who currently is the chief justice of Idaho. He previously served as an Idaho district court judge from 2003 until 2017,when he was appointed to the supreme court.
Paige Petersen is an American lawyer and judge,who is an associate justice of the Utah Supreme Court. She previously served as a Utah District Court judge from 2015 to 2017.
Michael N Martinez was the first Hispanic American lawyer in Utah. He went on to a long career in the law working in both government and private practice. He was a "vocal minority rights advocate" during his career,serving on many boards and commissions dedicated to furthering the rights of Hispanics and other people of color.
References
- 1 2 "CHIEF JUSTICE TO LEAD PEERS ELECTION IS CALLED A 'PERSONAL TRIBUTE' TO HALL AND UTAH", Deseret News, Aug. 4, 1988
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Christopher Smart, "Tooele County courthouse named for favorite son Hall", The Salt Lake Tribune (April 23, 2007).
- ↑ "HALL TO SERVE 2ND TERM AS UTAH CHIEF JUSTICE," Deseret News, April 1, 1990
- 1 2 Utah Judicial Council History.
- 1 2 "Utah's Judiciary Honors Justice, Clerk, Attorney", Deseret News (October 1, 1988).