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Parker Douglas, the chief federal deputy and general counsel for the Utah Attorney General's Office, has been selected as a 2017-2018 fellow by the Supreme Court Fellows Program.
During his year-long appointment, Douglas will work in the U.S. Supreme Court's Office of the Counselor to the Chief Justice.
The Supreme Court Fellows Program offers mid-career professionals, recent law school graduates and doctoral degree holders from the law and political science fields an opportunity to broaden their understanding of the judicial system.
The program, which was founded in 1973, picks four people each year to work for one of four federal judiciary agencies in Washington, D.C. — the U.S. Supreme Court, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the Federal Judicial Center and the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes described Douglas as an invaluable member of the office's executive team.
"He has demonstrated tremendous skill, creativity, and success in litigating seminal cases for our office," Reyes said. "All the while, he has exhibited compassion for citizens, a love for the law and a deep commitment to public service."
Following the fellowship, Douglas plans to join former Michigan Solicitor General John Bursch in forming a new law firm focused on constitutional litigation and appeals work, according to Reyes.
Douglas earned a bachelor's degree in English and history from Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif., a doctorate in English from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a law degree from the University of Utah.
He worked as an assistant federal defender and in private practice before joining the Utah Attorney General's Office in 2014.
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