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Jill N. Parrish

Jill N. Parrish

Utah District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Utah

Born 1963 in Ogden, UT

FJC ID: 3590

Jill Annette Niederhauser Parrish (born August 16, 1961) is an American lawyer who serves as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. She served as a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 2003 to 2015.

Parrish grew up in Utah and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Weber State University in 1982. In 1985 she received her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. Parrish then served as a law clerk for Judge David Kent Winder of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Parrish also served as an assistant United States attorney in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah from 1995 until her appointment to the Utah Supreme Court.

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Gender
Female
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Utah Supreme Court
    Justice · 2003–2015
  2. District of Utah
    District of Utah
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1995–2003
  3. Private practice, Salt Lake City, Utah
    1986–1995
  4. U.S. District Court, District of Utah
    U.S. District Court, District of Utah
    Law clerk , Hon. David K. Winder · 1985–1986

Appointments

  1. Utah District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of UtahChief Judge
    2015–present · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

Education

  1. Yale University Law School
    Yale Law School
    J.D. · 1985
  2. Weber State University
    B.A. · 1982