SUMMIT COUNTY - Key Persons
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- Vice Chair of the Advisory Board
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- Paralegal ( Justice Court )
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- Director and Victim Advocat
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Mayor Byron Ames, Francis City
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- Paralegal ( District Cout )
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- Paralegal ( Justice Court )
Ms. Elledge is a 1992 graduate of the University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law. She has devoted her 20+ years of legal practice to criminal litigation as both a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney, working on high profile cases and trying hundreds of cases to Judges and juries in State and Federal Court. Janet has argued several criminal cases before the Utah Supreme Court and the Utah Court of Appeals.
Janet joined the Office of the Summit County Attorney as its Justice Court Prosecutor in December 2020 and became one of Summit County's Felony prosecutors in September, 2022. Prior to that, she worked three years for the West Jordan City Attorney's Office, where she was an assistant City prosecutor for one year and Prosecution Supervisor for two years. As Prosecution Supervisor, Janet oversaw prosecution of all Class B and C misdemeanors and Infractions occurring in West Jordan City.
Janet strives to provide the highest quality legal representation for the citizens of Summit County. She is a passionate advocate for and protector of the rights of crime victims. She is committed to pursuing equal justice for all in the most ethical, effective and efficient manner.
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- Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Hill has been a prosecutor in Utah since 2005. He graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law and holds a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Utah. Prior to working in Summit County, Joe served as a deputy district attorney in the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, where he prosecuted juvenile, gang, special victim, and homicide cases. Prior to that, he served as a law clerk in the Eighth Judicial District Court in Clark County, Nevada. In his free time Joe enjoys gardening and training in krav maga. Joe was awarded the 2022 Summit County Attorney's Office Trial Lawyer of the Year Award.
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- Paralegal ( District Court )
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- Member of the Advisory Board
Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson considers it a distinct honor to serve the community in which she has lived for the past 30 years. On May 31, 2017, while entering her 25th year of practicing law, she was unanimously appointed by the Summit County Council to the position of County Attorney. She was elected in 2018 and again in 2022.
Margaret is a 1992 graduate of the University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law. Prior to her appointment, Margaret was engaged in the private practice of law for over 20 years and also worked as an Assistant District Attorney for Salt Lake County. She litigated a wide range of criminal and civil cases including but not limited to: stock disputes, employment matters, securities fraud, business dissolution, insurance fraud, partnership, violent and white collar crime, professional malpractice, family law, administrative law, construction defects and civil rights. Always an active participant in the criminal justice system, Margaret has handled almost every type of criminal case either as a prosecutor, private lawyer or attorney for crime victims. In addition to her trial work, Margaret has argued many times before the Utah Supreme Court, Utah Court of Appeals and Idaho Supreme Court.
Margaret believes in and defends the Rule of Law and equal justice under the law, regardless of economic status, race, ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. The Rule of Law has been defined as a principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated consistent with international human rights principles.
Margaret believes in the American institutions and principles that have served our Country so well: the independent judiciary, a free press, substantive and procedural due process. Margaret is committed protecting the rights of crime victims to dignity, information, and to be heard throughout criminal justice proceedings. Margaret is committed to protecting the rights of the criminally accused to a fundamentally fair process and will safeguard the rights of indigent persons to representation and fair and equal treatment. Margaret brings ethics, integrity, sound judgment and 30 years criminal justice experience to the office.
Marian Myrick were 2 of the 1st settlers in the area. They and their adopted son, William came in search of new opportunity in 1882. There are 2 stories that surround Williams' adoption, one is that he was orphaned during a handcart journey and the other is that his widowed mother gave him to the Myricks while she was traveling on to California. The Myricks would have 3 daughters of their own Alice, Belle and Fanny, after moving to Marion.
Soon after the birth of their 3rd child, George died. One of Myricks hired hands, Erasmus Sorensen, a Danish immigrant and recent convert to the Mormon Church became Marian's 2nd husband, he was 15 years her junior. Well into her 40s, Marian had 1 child with Erasmus named Edward.
It also believed that the town of Marion received it's name from Mrs. Myrick. Previous names of the town included Lemonville, Morrell and North Kamas before Marion was settled upon. Myrick was a valued citizen in the community and a very active member of the Mormon Church.
Martha Hoyt Myrick "ran the whole creamery, from the testing and weighing of milk to the packing of the butter. Martha was a graduate from the Agricultural College at Logan where she had studied dairying and had learned to care for milk and to manufacture its products." 2 page 302. Running a dairy was hard work. "She got up at…five a.m.; made a fire and got steam up in the boiler ready for work. She worked from early until late, sometimes, if things went wrong, until midnight." 2 page 302.
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Mayor Byron Ames, Francis City
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- Member of the Advisory Board
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- Forensic Interview Specialist
McKenzie Gardner graduated from Utah Valley University with both a Bachelor's and a Master's Degree in Social Work. She is currently licensed as a Certified Social Worker. During her professional career as a social worker, McKenzie worked for the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) for 8 years. While at DCFS, McKenzie worked both in long term family care and planning as an Ongoing Caseworker, and in immediate child safety response as a Child Protective Services Caseworker. During that time, McKenzie honed her skills as a Child Forensic Interviewer, and developed a high standard of effective and compassionate interviews. McKenzie brings a deep passion for child victim advocacy and a plethora of experience and qualifications to her current role as a full time Forensic Interviewer for Summit and Wasatch Counties.
McKenzie lives locally with her husband and their two boys. She enjoys spending time with her family in the outdoors.
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- Chairman of the Advisory Board
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- Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Cassell is a graduate of Georgetown University Law School. She has been the Summit County Chief Prosecutor since July 2016. Prior to that she worked in the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office for 11 years where she was a supervising attorney for six years. She has prosecuted many high-profile cases including numerous homicide cases involving adult and juvenile offenders. Her practice with the Summit County Attorney's Office focuses on district court and juvenile court prosecution. Trish is a former contributing board member of the Utah Board of Juvenile Justice, the Utah Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee, the Utah Sentencing Commission, and the Statewide Association of Prosecutors.
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- Director
- CJC Director / Email Children 's Justice Center
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- Member of the Advisory Board
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- Director and Victim Advocate
It was Myrick's son William however that would be the owner of the great white house that sits on this prominent site. William took up ranching with his new stepfather who also worked for Sam Hoyt. Together they started the Utah Ranching and Investment Company while William prepared to marry 1 of Hoyt's daughters, Martha.
In anticipation of their wedding, Myrick hired Claude Fitch to design and build their 1½ story Eastlake Cottage. The home was elaborately decorated with checkerboard panels, latticework and hand turned posts. An octagonal turret was built on the end of the porch and several dormers were decorated with fancy gingerbread. Myrick and his wife moved into the house in 1902.