Full Name:
David L. Thomas
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Lynn; 4 Children: Gwen, Richard, Tristan, Tyler
Birth Date:
01/14/1962
Birth Place:
Washington, DC
Home City:
South Weber, UT
Religion:
L.D.S.
JD, College of William and Mary, 1990
BS, Finance, Brigham Young University, 1986
Member, South Weber City Council, 2002-present
Member, Utah State Board of Education, present
Vice Chair, Utah State Board of Education, District 4, 2013-2016
Lecturer, National District Attorneys Association, 2012-2013
Senator, Utah State Senate, District 18, 2002-2006
Candidate, Utah State Senate, District 18, 2006
Former Member, Recodification Committee
Member, Utah Technology Commission, 2002-2006
Member, Legal Affairs Subcommittee-Olympics, 1998-2002
Legal Affairs, Utah Olympic Public Safety Command, 2000-2002
Planning Commisioner, South Weber City, 2001
Chief Civil Deputy Attorney, Summit County, 1996-present
Judge Advocate, United States Army, 1991-1996
Assistant Commonwealths Attorney, Williamsburg and James City County, 1988-1990
Member, State Institutional Trust Lands Nominating Committee, 2010-present
Member, Utah Association of Counties, 1999-present
Scout Leader, Boy Scouts of America, 1988-present
Member, Park City Bar Association, present
Member, Statewide Association of Public Attorneys, present
Member, Utah State Bar Association, present
Member, Board of Trustees, Utah Applied Technology College
Member, National Association of State Boards of Education
Vice Chair, Utah Communications Agency Network, 2003-2007
Member, Utah Communications Agency Network, 1998-2007
Member, On-Line Court Assistance Program, 2002-2006
Member, Utah Association of Counties, Re- codification Committee, 1998-2002
Awards:
Executive Director's Award, Utah
Sheriffs Association (2005)
Guardian of Small Business Award
(2003 -- 2004)
Friend of the Taxpayer, Utah
Taxpayers Association (2006)
Executive Award of Merit, Utah
Department of Public Safety (2006)
ABA Award for Professional Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (Death
Penalty Litigation)
Eagle Scout
Army Commendation Medal with Oak
Leaf Cluster
Army Achievement Medal (Command
Judge Advocate, 7 th INF Reg, Cuba)
MARQUIS Who's Who in American
Politics (20 th ed.)
MARQUIS Who's Who in America
(61 st ed. & 62 nd ed.)
MARQUIS Who's Who in American
Law (30 th Anniversary Edition)
MARQUIS Who's Who in the World
(27 th ed.)
Publications:
Publications
Hebrew Roots of Mormonism, Cedar
Fort Publishing (2013) Fiduciaries, 23 The Army Lawyer (March
1993)
Diffusion of Power, National
Association of State Boards of
Education (2011) Proving Constructive Possession in
Virginia: A Change in the Tradewinds, 18
COL.LAW. 137 (Fall 1989)
Land Use, Utah Association of
County's Handbook (2009) The Case of Intent: Should the elements of
Murder be expanded in Virginia?, 18
COL.LAW. 100 (Spring 1989)
Batson, 43 The Army Lawyer (June
1993)
Virginia's Felony-Murder Doctrine: From
Haskell to King and the Problems In-
between, 17 COL.LAW. 51 (Fall 1988)
Pretrial Confinement Review, 22 The
Army Lawyer (March 1993)
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