After 35 years on the Utah Supreme Court, the state’s first woman to serve on the high court will retire this week.
They reflected on Durham’s impressive career, a woman who led the way for other female lawyers and jurists. She has been an inspiration to many, Durrant said, including himself.
“Christine Durham is my role model and inspiration,” the chief justice said. “And she has been for every minutes of the 17 years that I’ve served with her. She never wavers. And she never disappoints.”
Durham became the state’s first female judge on a court of general jurisdiction in 1978.