Carolyn Baldwin McHugh
Personal
Birthday:
1957
Birthplace:
Abington, PA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Female Prior Employment:
Law clerk, Hon. Bruce S. Jenkins, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1982-1983
Private practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1983-2005
Judge, Utah Court of Appeals, 2005-2014; associate presiding judge, 2010-2011; presiding judge, 2012-2014
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, May 16, 2013; no Senate vote
Education
Name of School:
University of Utah
Degree:
B.A.
Degree Year:
1978
Name of School - Second:
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
We are a small school; the student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1. The median G.P.A. of our entering class is in the top 20 of all law schools. We offer an outstanding legal education---a dynamic combination of the cutting-edge and the traditional that is rooted in the excellence of our faculty---at a cost well below our peers, which include the country's top public and private law schools.
Degree - Second:
J.D.
Degree Year - Second:
1982 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Court Name:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
President Nominating:
Barack Obama
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
3/14/2014