Troy L. Booher
Professional Experience
2011-Present
Clinical Associate Professor of Law, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
2002-Present
Adjunct Professor, University of Utah, Department of Political Science
2003-Present
Adjunct Instructor, University of Utah, Department of Philosophy
2005-2011
Appellate Lawyer, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
2007-2011
Adjunct Professor, S.J. Quinney College of Law
2004
Judicial Clerk to Honorable Judith M. Billings, Utah Court of Appeals
2002-2003
Appellate Lawyer, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
Professional Recognition & Awards
2011
Tenth Circuit Litigation Star - Benchmark Appellate Litigation Guide
2008-2011
Mountain States Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition
2008
Hearts & Hands Award, Volunteer of the Year, Utah State Bar
2007
Young Alumnus of the Year, S.J. Quinney College of Law
Professional Memberships & Activities
2011-Present
Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Appellate Procedure
2011-Present
Utah Supreme Court Task Force on Representation for Indigent Defendants in Post-Conviction Proceedings
2009-Present
Utah State Bar Committee on the New Lawyer Training Program
2006-Present
David K. Watkiss, American Inns of Court
2008-Present
ABA, Judicial Division, Appellate Judges Conference Council for Appellate Lawyers
2008-2009
Chair, Appellate Practice Section, Utah State Bar
2007-2008
Chair, Constitutional Law Section, Utah State Bar
Education
2010
University of Utah, Department of Philosophy, Ph.D.
2002
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, J.D.
National Moot Court Team
Executive Board, Utah Law Review
1996
Metropolitan State College of Denver, B.A., Philosophy
1994
Metropolitan State College of Denver, B.A., History
Representative Presentations & Publications
2011
Appellate Practice in Utah, Invited Speaker, Wasatch County Bar Association, Heber, Utah
2011
Preparing a Criminal Case for Appeal, Invited Speaker, Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Annual Meeting, Midway, Utah
2011
Utah Appellate Practice, in INSIDER'S GUIDE TO APPELLATE PRACTICE, ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers (book chapter with Michael Zimmerman and Katherine Carreau forthcoming)
2011
Commentary on Professor Michael Rappaport's Views on Originalism, Invited Speaker, Utah State Bar Convention, San Diego, California
2010
Rolling The Dice For Deep Pockets?: Why Nevada Courts Should Find $500 Million Punitive Award Excessive, Co-Author, Washington Legal Foundation Legal Backgrounder, Vol. 25, No. 29
2010
Recent Appellate Decisions, Utah Defense Lawyers Association Annual Meetings, Salt Lake City, Utah
2010
Appellate Practice: What Every District Court Lawyer Needs to Know, Invited Speaker, Tri-State Federal Bar Association Conference, Park City, Utah
2010
Professionalism, Civic Virtue, and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Invited Speaker, Business Law Section of the Utah State Bar, Salt Lake City, Utah
2010
The Next Step in Eyewitness Identification, Invited Speaker, Salt Lake Legal Defenders, Salt Lake City, Utah
2009
Commentary on Professor Michael Perry's Views on Religion and Politics, Invited Speaker, Utah State Bar Convention, Sun Valley Idaho
2008
Primer on Utah Appellate Courts, Invited Speaker, Southern Utah Bar Association Annual Meeting, St. George, Utah
2008
The Unnecessary Rigor Clause in the Utah Constitution, Invited Speaker, Utah State Bar Convention, Sun Valley, Idaho
2008
Civil Commitment for Drug Addiction, Invited Speaker, Symposium on Drugs: Addiction, Therapy, and Crime, S.J. Quinney College of Law
2008
The Right to Counsel in Death Penalty Cases, Invited Speaker, Utah Criminal Justice Society, Salt Lake City, Utah
2008
Taking Liberty with Humean Necessity: Compatibilism and Contingency, Author, Moral Psychology Today: Essays on Values, Rational Choice, and the Will, Springer Press
2007
J.S. Mill's Test for Higher Pleasure, Author, Studies in the History of Ethics
2007
Drugs and Justice: Seeking a Consistent, Coherent, Comprehensive View, Co-Author, Oxford University Press
2006
Putting Meaning in Its Place: Originalism and Philosophy of Language, Author, Law and Philosophy, Volume 25, Issue 4
2004
Scrutinizing Commercial Speech, Author, George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal, Volume 15, Issue 1
2003
The Case for National E-mail Regulation, Co-Author, Defense Counsel Journal, Volume 70, Issue 3
Court Admissions
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Ninth Circuit
Tenth Circuit
Supreme Court of Utah
United States District Court, District of Utah
