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Winter 2024 Issue


Welcome to the newest issue of Res Gestae, Utah Law's alumni magazine!

In this issue, Judge Mary Noonan discusses her work as a social worker and later a juvenile court judge—a career path that started with a dare from fellow students when she was an undergraduate.

We also spotlight current student Anna Hall, the inaugural winner of the Alexander Zeev Guiora Bystander Initiative Award, and learn more about the students and alums supporting the College of Law's Bystander Initiative. Finally, alum Richard Burbidge looks back on his career in trial law and his newfound passion for youth restorative justice, which included producing an award-winning documentary.

Read In Memoriam to remember classmates who have now passed away, and check out the dean's letter for more information about what's new at Utah Law.

“No ambition to give up my ambitions”: Richard Burbidge’s path to trial law and youth restorative justice

“Within about six months of passing the bar and starting work at the firm, I found myself second-seating a complex commercial trial in federal court. That was exciting in and of itself, but it was made more so by the fact that the Daniel Ellsberg Pentagon Papers trial was across the hall and the Smothers Brothers v. CBS trial was upstairs,” Burbidge recalls. “I felt like a kid in a candy store.”

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LETTERS & CLASS NOTES


From the Dean’s Desk: Winter 2024

Feb 08, 2024

Welcome to the Winter 2024 issue of Res Gestae! In this issue, the common thread is a passion for helping youth in the justice system.

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In Memoriam

Feb 08, 2024

The S.J. Quinney College of Law honors the memory of the following members of our alumni community who passed away between July 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2023.

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ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT


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ABOUT RES GESTAE


Res Gestae is the quarterly alumni magazine of the University of Utah's S.J. Quinney College of Law—a place to celebrate the alumni, students and faculty who define the Utah Law community. You can learn more about the magazine, see our list of contributors, and explore previous issues here.

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