Ogden, UT---Second District Court Presiding Judge Glen Dawson has appointed Catherine S. Conklin as a commissioner in the Second District Court effective April 26, 2007. Commissioner Conklin was selected based on a majority vote of the Second District Court judges. The Second Judicial District is comprised of Davis, Morgan, and Weber counties.
Commissioner Conklin comes to the courts from the law firm of Farr, Kaufman, Sullivan, Jensen, Medsker, Conklin, Olds & Nichols where she worked from 2004 to present. Prior to this, she worked as an adjunct professor at Weber State University in the Criminal Justice Department. Commissioner Conklin received a Juris Doctor in 1996 from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Weber State University.
Court commissioner is a quasi-judicial officer as provided by the Utah Code and the rules of the Utah Judicial Council. Commissioner Conklin will assist the Second District Court with domestic cases and mental health cases.