Troy L. Booher

Associate

Troy Booher's practice is concentrated in appellate litigation. He has briefed and argued complex appeals and writ proceedings in Utah appellate courts, various federal circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Substantive areas of Troy's experience include business and professional torts, labor law, product liability, contracts, tribal court jurisdiction, criminal law, as well as various constitutional, business, and commercial issues.

Professional Recognitions & Awards

Hearts & Hands Award, Volunteer of the Year, Utah State Bar (2008)
Utah's Legal Elite, Utah Business magazine
Mountain States Super Lawyers, Law & Politics magazine - Rising Stars Edition (2008-2009)
Young Alumnus of the Year, S.J. Quinney College of the Law (2007)

Personal

Born in Holyoke, Colorado

Professional Memberships & Activities

Utah State Bar 
    Appellate Practice Section, Chair (2008-2009) 
    Constitutional Law Section, Past Chair
ABA, Judicial Division, Appellate Judges Conference
    Council for Appellate Lawyers
Tenth Circuit Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
David L. Watkiss American Inn of Court

Other Professional Experience

S.J. Quinney College of Law (University of Utah), Adjunct Professor (2007-present) 
    Appellate Practice 
    The Judicial Process
University of Utah, Department of Political Science, Adjunct Professor (2002-present) 
    Law & Politics 
    The Judicial Process
University of Utah, Department of Philosophy, Adjunct Instructor (2003-present) 
    Philosophy of Law
Honorable Judith M. Billings, Utah Court of Appeals, Judicial Clerk (2004)

Representative Presentations & Publications

Commentary on Professor Michael Perry’s Views on Religion and Politics, Invited Speaker, Utah State Bar, Sun Valley Idaho (July 2009)

Primer on Utah Appellate Courts, Invited Speaker, Southern Utah Bar Association Annual Meeting, St. George, Utah (December 5, 2008)

The Unnecessary Rigor Clause in the Utah Constitution, Invited Speaker, Utah State Bar Convention, Sun Valley, Idaho (July 19, 2008)

Civil Commitment for Drug Addiction, Invited Speaker, Symposium on Drugs: Addiction, Therapy, and Crime, S.J. Quinney College of Law (March 14, 2008)

The Right to Counsel in Death Penalty Cases, Invited Speaker, Utah Criminal Justice Society (March 3, 2008)

Taking Liberty with Humean Necessity: Compatibilism and Contingency, Author, Moral Psychology Today: Essays on Values, Rational Choice, and the Will, Springer Press (2008)

J.S. Mill's Test for Higher Pleasure, Author, Studies in the History of Ethics (December 2007)

Drugs and Justice: Seeking a Consistent, Coherent, Comprehensive View, Co-Author, Oxford University Press (2007)

Putting Meaning in Its Place: Originalism and Philosophy of Language, Author, Law and Philosophy, Volume 25, Issue 4 (Spring 2006)

Scrutinizing Commercial Speech, Author, George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal, Volume 15, Issue 1 (Winter 2004)

Finding Religion for the First Amendment, Author, John Marshall Law Review, Volume 38, Issue 2 (Winter 2004)

The Case for National E-mail Regulation, Co-Author, Defense Counsel Journal, Volume 70, Issue 3 (July 2003)