Bruce Sterling Jenkins

Bruce Sterling Jenkins (born May 27, 1927) is an American attorney, politician, and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Early life and education Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Jenkins was in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946, and then received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Utah in 1949 and an Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law in 1952. Career He was in private practice in Salt Lake City from 1952 to 1965. He was an assistant state attorney general of Utah in 1952, and a deputy county attorney of Salt Lake County, Utah from 1954 to 1958. He was a member of the Utah State Senate from 1959 to 1965. In 1965, Jenkins became a Referee in Bankruptcy for the District of Utah, and from 1973 to 1978 he was a United States Bankruptcy Judge for that district.