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SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah Supreme Court Justice will be stepping down this fall.
Utah Supreme Court Justice Christine M. Durham will retire in November, a State of Utah Judicial Council press release stated on Tuesday. Durham submitted a later to Gov. Gary Herbert informing him of her intent to retire after 35 years of service on the Supreme Court bench.
“My service on the bench has been a privilege and a joy,” said Justice Durham. “It will be hard to leave all of the fine judges and wonderful staff with whom I have worked. I look forward to savoring the remaining months with my wonderful colleagues on the Supreme Court.”
In 1982, Justice Durham became the first female Supreme Court justice in the state of Utah. In 2002, Durham was elected as Utah’s first Supreme Court Chief Justice.
“We are deeply grateful for Justice Christine Durham's extraordinary service to the Utah Supreme Court and the citizens of Utah,” said Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant in the statement. “She is a brilliant jurist, a wonderful colleague, and a truly remarkable human being. Justice Durham has been an inspiration not only to lawyers and judges here in Utah, but nationally as well. I cannot overstate just how profoundly her contributions have helped to build a court system that has come to be recognized as a national model.”
Justice Durham’s last day on the bench is scheduled for Nov. 16.
