Frances M. Palacios
Frances M. Palacios is Utah’s first Hispanic American female judge.[1][2][3][4]
She earned her political science degree from Weber State University (1977) and Juris Doctor from the University of Utah Law School (1980).[5] On October 9, 1980, Palacios was admitted to practice law in the state. During the 1980s, she was employed at the Salt Lake Legal Defenders Association as a court-appointed trial attorney.[6][7] In 1992, she became the first Hispanic female judge upon being appointed as a Commissioner of the Third District Court.
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[edit]- ^ "State Bar News: Utah Minority Bar Association First 50 Event" (PDF). Utah Bar Journal. July–August 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-03.
- ^ Hispanic Link Weekly Report. Hispanic Link News Service. 1992.
- ^ "Utah Minority Bar Association First 50 Event - Utah State Bar" (PDF). Utah State Bar. 2005-08-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ "The First 50 - the Utah State Bar". Utah State Bar Association. 2015.
- ^ "Princeton Law Firm". www.princetonlawfirm.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ "KILLER IS TOO LATE TO APPEAL '89 CONVICTION, COURT SAYS". Deseret News. Associated Press. 1996-07-18. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ "Utah Supreme Court rejects condemned killer's appeal". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2019-09-04.