Marilyn Bernie "Tena" Gresky Campbell (born December 11, 1944) is an American jurist, lawyer, and former school teacher. She is a senior United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born in Wendell,

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, Campbell received a

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degree from the

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in 1967, a

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from

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in 1970, and a

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from Arizona State University College of Law in 1977. She began her career as a school teacher. She taught French at a high school level in

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from 1967 to 1969 and taught the same subject at Tempe High School in

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from 1972 to 1973. She taught French in evening classes at

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from 1972 to 1973. She was in private practice in

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from 1977 to 1981, and then entered public service, becoming a Deputy county attorney in the Salt Lake County Attorney's Office, Utah in 1981. Later that year, she became an

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in Salt Lake City, a position she held until 1995.

Federal judicial service

On June 22, 1995, Campbell was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by

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. She was confirmed by the

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on June 30, 1995, and received her commission the same day. She served as chief judge from 2006 to 2011. She assumed

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on January 1, 2011.

Honor

She was named the Christine M. Durham Woman Lawyer of the Year in 2007 by Woman Lawyers of Utah.

References

External links

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District court web page for Judge Campbell
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Education and career

Federal judicial service

Honor

See also

References

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