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Stephen L. Roth
Stephen L. Roth is an associate judge of the Utah Court of Appeals.

Early Life and Education
Stephen L. Roth served in the United States Marine Corps. from 1970 to 1974. In 1977 he received his law degree from Brigham Young University where he was a note and comment editor of the law review and graduated cum laude. [1]

Legal Career
Roth worked at the the Seattle law firm of Bogle & Gates from 1977 to 1978. Between 1978 and 1991 he worked at the firm Christensen & Martineau in Salt Lake City, doing commercial litigation, including construction contract claims, foreclosure actions, and environmental/hazardous waste issues. Many of these cases were large and required the attention of more than one lawyer. Roth then became an Assistant United States attorney, working as a trial lawyer in the civil division of the United States Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City, where he dealt with Federal Tort Claims Act cases, as well as personal injury and property damage cases. Roth held this position until being appointed to the bench. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Utah's College of Law between 2002 and 2007. [1]

Judicial Career
Roth was appointed to the Utah Third Judicial District in 2002 by former Utah governor Mike Leavitt. [2] He has handled many criminal and civil cases. In March 2010 Roth was appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals by Utah Governor Gary Herbert and subsequently was confirmed. He was one of seven candidates for the position vacated by Pamela Greenwood. [2] Gov. Herbert praised Roth, saying that he is "an intelligent and hardworking public servant with a well-deserved reputation for fairness and integrity." [3]

Community and Professional Service
-Roth served on the Utah Supreme Court's Advisory Committee for the Rules of Professional Conduct from 2003 to 2007. He was a member of the executive committee of the Safe at Home Coalition from 2006 to 2010. He is a member of the Judicial Council's Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and is a member of the Utah State Bar Litigation Section Executive Committee. Currently he serves as chair of the Judicial Council's Study Committee on Representation of Indigent Criminal Defendants.[1]