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Dallin H. Oaks


 

Dallin Harris Oaks (born August 12, 1932) was born in Provo, Utah. He is a former professor of law at the University of Chicago's school of law, former president of Brigham Young University, and former justice of Utah Supreme Court. In 1981, he was closely considered by the Ronald Reagan administration as a supreme court nominee along with Robert Bork, Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy. The position was filled by Sandra Day O'Connor to fulfill a campaign promise made by Reagan to appoint a woman to the court.

External Resources

, Salt Lake Tribune, August 18, 2005.

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