Jill Pohlman

Jill McKee Pohlman^[1] is an American lawyer from Utah who serves as a justice of the Utah Supreme Court. From 2016 to 2022, she was an associate presiding judge of the Utah Court of Appeals.

Jill Pohlman
Justice of the Utah Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office August 17, 2022
Appointed by	Spencer Cox
Preceded by	Thomas Rex Lee
Personal details
Born	Jill McKee Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Education	University of Utah (BS, JD)

Education

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 law 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 May 20, 2022, Pohlman was one of seven candidates recommended by the appellate judicial nominating commission.^[8] On June 28, 2022, Governor Spencer Cox announced the appointment of Pohlman to serve as a justice of the Utah Supreme Court to fill the vacancy of Thomas R. Lee who retired on July 31, 2022.^[2][9] On July 26, 2022, her nomination was unanimously advanced out of the Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee.^[10] On August 17, 2022, her nomination was unanimously confirmed by the Utah Senate.^[11] With her confirmation, Pohlman brings the Utah Supreme Court to a female majority.^[9][12] She had a formal investiture on January 27, 2023.^[13]

References

1. Grassia, Stephanie L. "The Insurability of Punitive Damages in Washington: Should Insureds Who Engage in Intentional Misconduct Reap the Benefit of Their "Bargains?"". p. 629. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
2. "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.
3. "Hon Jill M Pohlman Profile". www.martindale.com. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
4. "2020 – Judges". judges.utah.gov. Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
5. Lockhart, Ben (May 8, 2016). "Governor announces 2 appointees to Utah Court of Appeals". www.ksl.com. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
6. "Judges' Biographies- Utah Courts". www.utcourts.gov. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
7. 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.
8. "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR UTAH SUPREME COURT VACANCY" (Press release). Salt Lake City: State of Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. May 20, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
9. Winslow, Ben (June 28, 2022). "Cox makes historic nomination to the Utah Supreme Court". KSTU. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
10. 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.
11. Anderson Stern, Emily (August 17, 2022). "Utah Supreme Court has first-ever female majority as Utah Senate unanimously confirms Jill Pohlman". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
12. Miller, Saige (June 28, 2022). "Utah Supreme Court could see first female majority with new nominee". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
13. @CheriseBacalski (January 28, 2023). "(1/8) I went to Justice Jill Pohlman's investiture last night, and I learned something that I want to share. After Jill Pohlman started having children, she asked to go part-time at her #biglaw job. I didn't know that before" (Tweet). Retrieved January 30, 2023 – via Twitter.

External links

• Jill Pohlman at Ballotpedia

Legal offices
Preceded by Thomas Rex Lee	Justice of the Utah Supreme Court 2022–present	Incumbent