Leonard Harrington Russon (May 15, 1933 – July 29, 2023) was a justice of the

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. He was a Latter-day Saint and served in the United States Navy during the

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. He received both his bachelor and law degrees from the

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. He then practiced law in both California and Utah for over 20 years. In 1984, Russon was appointed to the third judicial circuit by Governor Scott M. Matheson. He was appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals in 1991 and to the Utah Supreme Court in 1994. He retired in 2003.

References

*''Deseret News'', May 10, 2000
Utah bar bio of Russon
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