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Curtis L. Garner
Clark A. Harms
Jesse Gallegos
Robert S. Yeates
Angela F. Micklos
Chairman:
Curtis L. Garner
Curtis
L. Garner was born and raised in Long Beach, California. He
completed undergraduate studies in Sociology at Brigham Young
University and was recognized as Valedictorian of his class. Curt
received his Juris Doctorate degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law
School at BYU and was employed with the law firm of Stump, Garner
and Wright in California.
Curt returned
to Utah as a Special Assistant to Governor Norman Bangerter in
1989. He remained in that position until being appointed to the
Utah Board of Pardons and Parole in August, 1992.
Curt became
Chairman in May 2007.
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Vice-Chairman:
Clark A. Harms
Clark A. Harms
was born and raised in Utah. He received a Bachelor of Arts in
Political Science from the University of Utah in 1986, and his Juris
Doctorate from J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University
in 1990.
After practicing
law in Salt Lake City for five years, Clark joined the Salt Lake
County District Attorney's Office in 1995. At the District Attorney's
Office, Clark initially prosecuted asset forfeiture, drug, and
public employee cases. In 1998, he began working with the Special
Investigations Unit and Wasatch Range HIDTA Task Force, investigating
and prosecuting organized crime, gang crime, and drug trafficking
organizations. Clark was cross-designated as a Special Assistant
United States Attorney in 1998, a capacity in which he served
until his appointment to the Board. Following several years with
the Wasatch Range Task Force, Clark eventually was made Unit Chief
in Special Investigations. He later served as Unit Chief of the
Gang Prosecution Unit and the General Felony Unit of the District
Attorney's Office. He is a member of the Utah State Bar, the Bar
of the United States District Court for the District of Utah,
and the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth
Circuit.
Clark was nominated
to the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole by Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.
in May 2006, and began serving on the Board in July 2006. Clark was
named Vice-Chairman in May 2007.
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Board
Member: Jesse Gallegos
Jesse Gallegos
has a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and a Juris
Doctorate from the University of Utah. Jesse began his career
with the state at the State Auditor's Office, and then with the
Department of Administrative Services/Finance. He then moved into
to the legal arena with several law clerkships and teaching fellowships.
Jesse returned to state service with the Department of Corrections
where he served in various capacities, including Project Coordinator,
Legislative Liason, Community Relations Director, and Deputy Executive
Director.
Jesse was
appointed to the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole by Governor
Leavitt on July 14, 2003.
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Board
Member: Robert S. Yeates
Robert S.
Yeates has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology, a Master of
Social Work degree, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Utah.
He is a former Deputy Salt Lake Attorney and previously served as a
Division Chief with the Salt Lake District Attorney's Office.
Bob is a retired Third District Juvenile Court Judge and a former
Director of the Utah State Sentencing Commission. Immediately prior
to his appointment to the Board of Pardons and Parole by Governor
John M. Huntsman, Jr., Bob served as Executive Director of the Utah
State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. He began serving
on the Board on March 1, 2009.
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Board
Member: Angela F. Micklos
Angela F.
Micklos was born in Illinois and was raised in Illinois, Maryland,
New York, and Utah. She completed undergraduate studies at Utah State
University and received her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of
Utah College of Law in 1992. Angela litigated felony post-conviction
matters statewide as an Assistant Attorney General for six years. After
leaving the Attorney General's Office, Angela spent almost eleven years as
a Deputy Salt Lake County District Attorney, where she served as a line
prosecutor, as well as supervisor of the Narcotics Enforcement Unit, and
most recently the Special Victim Unit. Angela was appointed by Governor
Gary R. Herbert on October 1, 2009.
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