Pamela Greenwood

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Pamela T. Greenwood is a former Utah Court of Appeals judge and a pioneer among Utah women lawyers. She earned a B.A. in music from the University of Utah and a J.D. from its College of Law in 1972, where she was on the Utah Law Review and the Bar & Gavel Society. She taught at the law school from 1972 to 1977. After joining the bar in 1972, she practiced civil law in real estate, corporate, employment, domestic, and bankruptcy matters. She worked at Roe and Fowler (1976–77), then served as counsel to the Utah State Bar (1977–1980). She later was general counsel and vice president at First Interstate Bank of Utah for seven years. Greenwood became the first woman president of both the Salt Lake County Bar and the Utah State Bar. She served as interim Utah state court administrator in 1995 while continuing her appellate work.

Appointed by Governor Norman H. Bangerter in January 1987, Greenwood joined the newly formed Utah Court of Appeals and later served two terms as presiding judge. She was retained in the 2008 election and retired from the court on December 31, 2009.

Her honors include Woman Lawyer of the Year (1993) from Women Lawyers of Utah, a Special Service Award (1996), the Dorathy Merrill Brothers Award (2002) for advancing women in law, a Distinguished Judicial Service Award (2010), and a Lifetime Service Award (2011) from the Utah State Bar. She remains active in the legal community, serving with Women Lawyers of Utah, the American Bar Foundation (Utah Fellows), the American Inns of Court, and the S.J. Quinney College of Law Board of Trustees. She was vice chair of the Utah Judicial Council from 1992 to 1998.