Tena Campbell
| Tena Campbell | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2011 |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah | |
| In office 2006–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Dee Benson |
| Succeeded by | Ted Stewart |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah | |
| In office June 30, 1995 – January 1, 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Bruce Sterling Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. Shelby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 80–81) Wendell, Idaho, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Idaho Arizona State University Arizona State University College of Law |
Tena Campbell (born 1944) is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah.
Born in Wendell, Idaho, Campbell received a B.A. from the University of Idaho in 1967, an M.A. from Arizona State University in 1970, and a J.D. from Arizona State University College of Law in 1977. She was in private practice in Salt Lake City, Utah from 1977 to 1981, and then entered public service, becoming a Deputy county attorney in the Salt Lake County Attorney's Office, Utah in 1981. Later that year, she became an Assistant United States Attorney in Salt Lake City, a position she held until 1995.
On June 22, 1995, Campbell was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Utah vacated by Bruce S. Jenkins. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 30, 1995, and received her commission the same day. She served as chief judge from 2006-2011. She assumed senior status on January 1, 2011.
She was named the Christine M. Durham Woman Lawyer of the Year in 2007 by Woman Lawyers of Utah.[1]
Sources
- Tena Campbell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah 2006–2011 |
Succeeded by Ted Stewart |
| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah 1995–2011 |
Succeeded by Robert J. Shelby |
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