2017 Bar & Bench Summer Edition
Dear SLCBA Member – We hope you had a great summer and that you are ready for fall! We have a great Bar and Bench newsletter attached for you to enjoy with the following articles:
Outgoing President’s Message
Judicial Spotlight: Utah Court of Appeals Judge David N. Mortensen
Judicial Spotlight: Third District Court Judge Matthew Bates
American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Profile: Brittney Nystrom
Utah Indigent Defense Commission Executive Director Profile: Joanna Landau
Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Executive Director Profile: Stewart Gollan
Utah Prison Education Project CLE
SLCBA Art and the Law Contest (with pictures of the winning artwork!)
Helpful Tips from Local Justice Court Judges:
Judge Anna Anderson, South Salt Lake Justice Court
Judge Michael P. Boehm, South Jordan Justice Court
Judge Paul C. Farr, Sandy City Justice Court
Judge Scott Mickelsen, Bluffdale Justice Court
Judge Paul Thompson, Murray Justice Court
Judge George Vo-Duc, Midvale Justice Court
Recent Precedents – 2017 Spring Party Photos
Upcoming CLE announcements:
Sept 21 at noon, Episcopal Diocese of Utah: Managing the Intersection of the First Amendment and Hate Speech: Reflections on Charlottesville – RSVP HERE
Sept 28 at noon, Episcopal Diocese of Utah: Judging Judges—Understanding JPEC and the largely unknown Midterm judicial evaluation process – RSVP HERE
Thank you for ongoing membership and support!
Best –
SLCBA Bar and Bench Committee