2017, ISBN: 9780875797359

Hardcover

Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company, 1993. CU4 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by J. Frederic Voros Jr. with "Best wishes-" written on the f… More...

Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company, 1993. CU4 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by J. Frederic Voros Jr. with "Best wishes-" written on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has a few scattered wrinkling and light scratches, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Illustrated by Kathleen B. Peterson. 11.25"x9.25". Satisfaction Guaranteed. J. Frederic Voros Jr. is an American jurist, hymnist, and author. He was a judge on the Utah Court of Appeals from 2009 to 2017. He is also the founder of the Western Hymn Writers Workshop. Voros received a bachelor's degree in English from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1975. He later obtained a juris doctorate from BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1978. Voros served as general counsel to Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho from 1978 to 1981, leaving that position to clerk for Dallin H. Oaks of the Utah Supreme Court. He practiced commercial litigation with the Salt Lake City law firm of Prince, Yeates & Geldzahler, and later at the firm of Poole & Associates. Voros joined the Criminal Appeals Division of the Utah Attorney General's Office in 1991 and worked as Division Chief of the Criminal Appeals Division from 1999 until he was appointed to the bench in 2009. During his time in the Attorney General's Office, Voros taught appellate advocacy at the S.J. Quinney College of Law for ten years, receiving the Peter W. Billings Excellence in Teaching Award in 2005. He chaired the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Responsibility and later served on the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Appellate Procedure for 24 years. Voros was appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals by Governor Gary Herbert in December 2009. His appointment came after the retirement of Judge Judith Billings, who had been on the court since its creation in 1987. Of his appointment, Herbert stated, "Fred brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to the Utah Court of Appeals. He has significant experience in all areas of the law, especially at the appellate level, and will be a good complement to the six sitting judges." Along with Utah Court of Appeals Judge Stephen L. Roth, Voros was named the 2017 Judge of the Year by the Utah State Bar. Voros retired from the bench on August 1, 2017. Voros founded the Western Hymn Writers Workshop in 2012 as a forum for hymnists in the Salt Lake City area to "sing, share, and workshop new hymns in the Christian and Mormon traditions." Many of Voros's hymns focus on themes of social justice and inclusion. Voros and Catherine A. Tibbitts won the best anthem award in the 2014 church music submission competition of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the hymn, "This Day Is a Good Day, Lord." Voros wrote the text and music, and Tibbitts arranged the anthem. Voros and Tibbitts also won an award of merit in the anthem division of the 2017 church music submission competition for the hymn "What God Calls Us To." Voros wrote the text and Tibbitts wrote the music. Voros wrote a children's book about the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints entitled, The Stones of the Temple, along with illustrator Kathleen B. Peterson. It was published in 1993 by Deseret Book Company. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., Deseret Book Company, 1993, 3<

1993, ISBN: 0875797350

Hardcover, First edition

[EAN: 9780875797359], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, Utah], JUVENILE LITERATURE SALT LAKE TEMPLE THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER-DAY SAINTS, J… More...

[EAN: 9780875797359], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, Utah], JUVENILE LITERATURE SALT LAKE TEMPLE THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER-DAY SAINTS, Jacket, CU4 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by J. Frederic Voros Jr. with "Best wishes-" written on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has a few scattered wrinkling and light scratches, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Illustrated by Kathleen B. Peterson. 11.25"x9.25". Satisfaction Guaranteed. J. Frederic Voros Jr. is an American jurist, hymnist, and author. He was a judge on the Utah Court of Appeals from 2009 to 2017. He is also the founder of the Western Hymn Writers Workshop. Voros received a bachelor's degree in English from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1975. He later obtained a juris doctorate from BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1978. Voros served as general counsel to Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho from 1978 to 1981, leaving that position to clerk for Dallin H. Oaks of the Utah Supreme Court. He practiced commercial litigation with the Salt Lake City law firm of Prince, Yeates & Geldzahler, and later at the firm of Poole & Associates. Voros joined the Criminal Appeals Division of the Utah Attorney General's Office in 1991 and worked as Division Chief of the Criminal Appeals Division from 1999 until he was appointed to the bench in 2009. During his time in the Attorney General's Office, Voros taught appellate advocacy at the S.J. Quinney College of Law for ten years, receiving the Peter W. Billings Excellence in Teaching Award in 2005. He chaired the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Responsibility and later served on the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Appellate Procedure for 24 years. Voros was appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals by Governor Gary Herbert in December 2009. His appointment came after the retirement of Judge Judith Billings, who had been on the court since its creation in 1987. Of his appointment, Herbert stated, "Fred brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to the Utah Court of Appeals. He has significant experience in all areas of the law, especially at the appellate level, and will be a good complement to the six sitting judges." Along with Utah Court of Appeals Judge Stephen L. Roth, Voros was named the 2017 Judge of the Year by the Utah State Bar. Voros retired from the bench on August 1, 2017. Voros founded the Western Hymn Writers Workshop in 2012 as a forum for hymnists in the Salt Lake City area to "sing, share, and workshop new hymns in the Christian and Mormon traditions." Many of Voros's hymns focus on themes of social justice and inclusion. Voros and Catherine A. Tibbitts won the best anthem award in the 2014 church music submission competition of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the hymn, "This Day Is a Good Day, Lord." Voros wrote the text and music, and Tibbitts arranged the anthem. Voros and Tibbitts also won an award of merit in the anthem division of the 2017 church music submission competition for the hymn "What God Calls Us To." Voros wrote the text and Tibbitts wrote the music. Voros wrote a children's book about the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints entitled, The Stones of the Temple, along with illustrator Kathleen B. Peterson. It was published in 1993 by Deseret Book Company. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Books<