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| Publication year | 2015 |
| Pages | 24 |
| Citation | Vol. 28 No. 1 Pg. 24 |
January, 2015.
Retiring: Justice Ronald E. Nehring
Julie J. Nelson and Noella A. Sudbury, J.
EDITOR'S NOTE: In preparation for writing this article, the authors sat down with Justice Nehring and interviewed him about his legal career and his time on the court.
In February, Justice Ronald E. Nehring will retire after twenty years as a Utah judge. His time on the bench is marked by great changes in Utah law, witty comments from the bench and in judicial opinions, and a large fan base of colleagues, attorneys, secretaries, and clerks.
Personal Background
Justice Nehring was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. When he was only one year old, his father died. He was raised by his mother and remained very close to her throughout her life. When Justice Nehring became a lawyer, his mother was able to attend his swearing-in ceremony. Justice Nehring remembers thinking on that day how grateful he was for all she had done to make it possible for him to be there.
Justice Nehring attended Cornell University as an undergraduate and went to law school at the University of Utah College of Law. In 1974, he married Kristina Hindert, who is a child psychiatrist in Salt Lake City. The Nehrings have three children, Lincoln, Jessie, and Kyle, and are avid dog and horse lovers.
Justice Nehring has been an incredible athlete all his life. In his pre-law years, he won the high school state championship in cross country, played football at Cornell, ran cross country for the Chicago Track Club, ran the half-mile race for the United States, and narrowly missed making the U.S. team for the Munich Olympics. Justice Nehring has participated in the Boston Marathon several times and took second place in a national ride-and-tie championship (a competition involving two runners and a horse). More recently, he has become an avid cross-country skier and bicyclist. A few years ago, he completed the "Death Ride, " a bicycle tour of the California Alps, and made a 2, 400 mile trip from St. Petersburg to Venice. His wife attributes his athletic success to "grim determination" and "mental stamina, " and says that he had no experience with horse-back riding, swimming, cross-country skiing, or yoga but simply learned and practiced them until he excelled.
Mentors in the Law
Justice Nehring said he has had many mentors throughout his legal career but named three who stick out in...
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