Frances M. Palacios

Utah’s first Hispanic American female lawyer and judge
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IntroUtah’s first Hispanic American female lawyer and judge
PlacesUnited States of America
isLawyer
Work fieldLaw
Gender
Female
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Biography

Frances M. Palacios is Utah’s first Hispanic American female lawyer and judge.

She earned her political science degree from Weber State University (1977) and Juris Doctor from the University of Utah Law School (1980). On October 9, 1980, Palacios was admitted to practice law in the state. During the 1980s, she was employed at the Salt Lake Legal Defenders Association as a court-appointed trial attorney. In 1992, she became the first Hispanic female judge upon being appointed as a Commissioner of the Third District Court.

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