Albert Sherman Christensen (June 9, 1905 – August 13, 1996) was a trial attorney, author, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Christensen was the first member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be appointed in Utah. He authored six books, volumes of poetry, and many legal articles. One of Christensen's most significant contributions to the legal community was his establishment of the United States' first American Inn of Court in 1980.
Albert Sherman Christensen
Born 1905 in Manti, UT
Died 1996 in Provo, UT
FJC ID: 428
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 6/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 75/year
Utah District Court · 1954–1996
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- University of Utah College of LawVisiting professor · 1975
- Brigham Young University, J. Rueben Clark Law SchoolVisiting professor · 1975
- Private practice, Provo, Utah1932–1942, 1945–1954
U.S. Navy1942–1945
Appointments
1954–1996 · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
J.D. · 1968- National University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School)LL.B. · 1931