By Pamela Manson
And Elizabeth Neff
The Salt Lake Tribune
Those buoyed by the possibility of three women on the nine-member U.S. Supreme Court if Solicitor General Elena Kagan is confirmed can also look to Utah’s high-ranking female judges.
After all, two of the state’s five Supreme Court justices are women. Three top spots also were occupied by women at the same time: U.S. District Court Chief Judge Tena Campbell, Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine Durham, and former 3rd District Court Presiding Judge Sandra Pueller.
But overall, women are underrepresented in the state’s judicial positions, making up just 22 percent of district, juvenile and appellate court judges. One one of eight federal judges is a woman.
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