Bruce Sterling Jenkins
United States federal judge (1927-2023)
Bruce Sterling Jenkins (May 27, 1927 – November 7, 2023) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah from 1978 to 2023.
Personal life
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 27, 1927, Jenkins was in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946, and then received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Utah in 1949 and a Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law in 1952.
Jenkins died on November 6, 2023, at the age of 96.
Career
Jenkins was in private practice in Salt Lake City from 1952 to 1965. He was an assistant state attorney general of Utah in 1952, and a deputy county attorney of Salt Lake County, Utah from 1954 to 1958. He was a member of the Utah State Senate from 1959 to 1965, serving as a Democrat. Jenkins served on the federal bench for more than four decades, including nearly three decades in active service before assuming senior status, making him one of the longest serving federal judges in Utah. In 1965, Jenkins became a Referee in Bankruptcy for the District of Utah, and from 1973 to 1978 he was a United States Bankruptcy Judge for that district.
Federal judicial service
On August 28, 1978, Jenkins was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Utah vacated by Judge Willis William Ritter. Jenkins was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 20, 1978, and received his commission on September 22, 1978.
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