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=== Utah Supreme Court === |
=== Utah Supreme Court === |
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On June 28, 2022, Governor [[Spencer Cox (politician)|Spencer Cox]] announced the appointment of Pohlman to serve as an associate justice of the Utah Supreme Court to fill the |
On June 28, 2022, Governor [[Spencer Cox (politician)|Spencer Cox]] announced the appointment of Pohlman to serve as an associate justice of the Utah Supreme Court to fill the vacancy of [[Thomas R. Lee]] who retired on July 31, 2022.<ref name="PR" /><ref name="FOX13">{{Cite web |last=Winslow |first=Ben |date=June 28, 2022 |title=Cox makes historic nomination to the Utah Supreme Court |url=https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/historic-nomination-to-the-utah-supreme-court |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=KSTU |language=en}}</ref> On July 26, 2022, her nomination was advanced out of the Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stern |first=Emily Anderson |date=July 26, 2022 |title=Jill Pohlman on track to become Utah’s next Supreme Court justice |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2022/07/26/jill-pohlman-track-become-utahs/ |access-date=August 9, 2022 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> If confirmed, Pohlman would bring the Utah Supreme Court to a female majority.<ref name="FOX13" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Saige |date=June 28, 2022 |title=Utah Supreme Court could see first female majority with new nominee |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2022/06/28/utah-supreme-court-could-see/ |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 23:28, 9 August 2022
Jill Pohlman | |
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| Judge of the Utah Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office May 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Gary Herbert |
| Preceded by | James Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jill McKee[1] Ogden, Utah, U.S. |
| Bildung | University of Utah (BS, JD) |
Jill M. Pohlman is an American lawyer from Utah who serves as the associate presiding judge of the Utah Court of Appeals. In June 2022, she was nominated to serve as an associate justice of the Utah Supreme Court.
Bildung
Pohlman was born in Ogden, Utah and attended Alta High School[2] She received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Utah.[3] She received a Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law,.[4] where she graduated Order of the Coif and was a member of the Utah Law Review.[2]
Legal career
Pohlman served as a clerk for chief judge David Kent Winder of the United States District Court for the District of Utah and the U.S. Attorney's office. She was a partner at the law firm of Stoel Rives in both their litigation and appellate practice groups. One of her high profile cases included the ethics investigation of the 2002 Winter Olympics.[2]
Judicial career
Utah Court of Appeals
In 2016, Pohlman was appointed as a judge of the Utah Court of Appeals by Utah Governor Gary Herbert.[4] She filled the seat left by the retirement of judge James Davis.[5] She assumed office in May 2016.[6] In August 2017, she became part of a female majority on the court of appeals.[7]
Utah Supreme Court
On June 28, 2022, Governor Spencer Cox announced the appointment of Pohlman to serve as an associate justice of the Utah Supreme Court to fill the vacancy of Thomas R. Lee who retired on July 31, 2022.[2][8] On July 26, 2022, her nomination was advanced out of the Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee.[9] If confirmed, Pohlman would bring the Utah Supreme Court to a female majority.[8][10]
References
- ^ https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1758&context=sulr
- ^ a b c d "GOV. SPENCER J. COX APPOINTS JUDGE JILL M. POHLMAN TO UTAH SUPREME COURT" (Press release). Office of the Governor. June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Hon Jill M Pohlman Profile". www.martindale.com. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "2020 – Judges". judges.utah.gov. Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Lockhart, Ben (May 8, 2016). "Governor announces 2 appointees to Utah Court of Appeals". www.ksl.com. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Judges' Biographies- Utah Courts". www.utcourts.gov. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Manson, Pamela (August 14, 2017). "Women now hold the majority on the Utah Court of Appeals for the first time". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Winslow, Ben (June 28, 2022). "Cox makes historic nomination to the Utah Supreme Court". KSTU. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Stern, Emily Anderson (July 26, 2022). "Jill Pohlman on track to become Utah's next Supreme Court justice". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ Miller, Saige (June 28, 2022). "Utah Supreme Court could see first female majority with new nominee". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
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