Thomas Rex Lee
Thomas Rex Lee (born December 1964) is a former American jurist who was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 2010 to 2022. Lee is also a lecturer on law at Harvard Law School and an adjunct professor/distinguished lecturer at Brigham Young University's (BYU) J. Reuben Clark Law School (JRCL) following his appointment to the bench.
Thomas Rex Lee | |
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| Justice of the Utah Supreme Court | |
| In office July 19, 2010 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Gary Herbert |
| Preceded by | Michael J. Wilkins |
| Succeeded by | Jill Pohlman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1964 (age 59) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Kimberly Lee |
| Relations | Mike Lee (brother) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent | Rex E. Lee |
| Education | Brigham Young University (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Harvard Law School J. Reuben Clark Law School U. Chicago Law School |
Lee is a pioneer in law and corpus linguistics—the application of corpus linguistics to determine ordinary meaning in statutes—being the first American judge to do so in an opinion.
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