In This Issue

Utah Bar Foundation standing: Carman E. Kipp, Kipp & Christian; Richard C. Cahoon, Marsden, Orion & Cahoon; James B. Lee, Parsons Behle & Latimer; Stephen B. Nebeker, Ray, Quinney & Nebeker; seated: Ellen M. Maycock, Kruse, Landa & Maycock; Hon. Norman H. Jackson, Utah Court of Appeals; Jane A. Marquardt, Marquardt, Hasenyager & Custen.

Desiring to promote the history of Utah law and courthouses, the Utah Bar Foundation approached the Utah State Historical Society last year and proposed a joint effort in the production of a special issue of Utah Historical Quarterly. Working together in the call for and refereeing of papers, the two agencies gathered a half-dozen articles that represented the diversity, complexity, and significance of the legal experience in Utah.

A detailed look at the role of women in shaping the state's legal institutions, two biographical sketches, a photo essay on National Register courthouses, an analysis of the juvenile court's evolution, and a judge's lighthearted personal reminiscence were among the topics finally selected.

The Utah Bar Foundation was incorporated December 13, 1963, as a nonprofit corporation. Every attorney licensed to practice law in the state is a member It uses income from gifts, donations, bequests, devises, membership contributions, and interest on lawyer trust accounts to further its many public-service goals. These include projects related to public education regarding the law, legal services to the public including those who might not otherwise be able to obtain professional representation, programs at institutions of higher learning, and charitable and other worthy causes.

Comstock Clayton Foundation, sponsored by Calvin A. Behle, one of the original founders of the Foundation, and his wife Hope, contributed funds to pay for some nice aesthetic touches for this publication, including the full-color cover and a special over-run of 500 cloth-bound copies. As the Utah Bar Foundation approaches its thirtieth anniversary, the Behles and other members can point with special pride to this issue as another entry in their catalog of notable achievements.