Leonard Harrington Russon (May 15, 1933 – July 29, 2023)
was a justice of the
Utah Supreme Court.
He was a Latter-day Saint and served in the United States Navy during the
Korean War. He received both his bachelor and law degrees from the
University of Utah. He then practiced law in both California and Utah for over 20 years.
In 1984, Russon was appointed to the third judicial circuit by Governor
Scott M. Matheson
Scott Milne Matheson Jr. (January 8, 1929 – October 7, 1990) was an American politician who served as the 12th Governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985. He is the most recent Democrat to serve in that position.
Biography
Matheson was born on Janu ...
. He was appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals in 1991 and to the Utah Supreme Court in 1994. He retired in 2003.
References
*''Deseret News'', May 10, 2000
Utah bar bio of Russon
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1933 births
2023 deaths
American Latter Day Saints
University of Utah alumni
Justices of the Utah Supreme Court