Judith S.H. Atherton

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Judith S.H. Atherton

Prior offices:

Utah Third Judicial District

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Education

Bachelor's

Wellesley College

Law

University of Utah College of Law

Judith S.H. Atherton was a district court judge for the Third Judicial District. It serves Salt Lake County in Utah. She was appointed to the court by former Governor Michael O. Leavitt in August 1995. In May 2013, Atherton announced she will retire from the court, effective August 1, 2013. From 2004 until her retirement, Atherton also served as a judge on the Mental Health Court.

Education

Atherton received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College and her J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law in 1983.

Career

Before her appointment to the court, Artherton worked as staff counsel for the Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake and also as an assistant attorney general for the Criminal Appeals Division.

Elections

2010

Atherton was successfully retained to the Salt Lake City District Court in 2010.

Main article: Utah judicial elections, 2010

2004

Atherton was successfully retained in 2004.

See also

• Salt Lake County, Utah
• Utah District Courts
• Judicial selection in Utah
• Retired Judges Report, August 2013

External links

• Utah State Courts: Third District Court Judges
• The Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah judge who presided over mental health court retires," August 4, 2013
• KUED.org, "On the Edge Interview Transcript: Judge Judith Atherton" 2010 (dead link)</ref>

Footnotes

Utah courts

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Federal courts:

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Utah • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Utah

State courts:

Utah Supreme Court • Utah Court of Appeals • Utah District Courts • Utah Juvenile Courts • Utah Justice Courts

State resources:

Courts in Utah • Utah judicial elections • Judicial selection in Utah