Background
Hurlbutt, Guy Gordon was born on January 23, 1942 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of Guy Rodgers and Lydia (Vahovich) Hurlbutt.
Hurlbutt, Guy Gordon was born on January 23, 1942 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of Guy Rodgers and Lydia (Vahovich) Hurlbutt.
University of Georgia (Bachelor of Science, 1964). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1970). George Washington University (Master of Laws in Environmental Law, with highest honors, 1974).
Phi Delta Phi; Xi Sigma Pi. Alpha Zeta.
A native of Georgia, Hurlbutt earned a bachelor's degree in forestry in 1964 from the University of Georgia. He later earned a law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law and a master's degree in environmental law from George Washington University. Early in his career, Hurlbutt was a chief deputy attorney general under then-Idaho Attorney General Wayne L. Kidwell.
Hurlbutt went into private legal practice in 1978. On September 17, 1981, Hurlbutt was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to be a United States Attorney for the District of Idaho to replace M. Karl Shurtliff. Hurlbutt had been recommended by then-Sen.
James A. McClure. Hurlbutt eventually was replaced as U.S. Attorney for Idaho by Maurice Owens Ellsworth. On August 11, 1988, President Reagan nominated Hurlbutt to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to replace Judge J. Blaine Anderson, who had died on April 16, 1988. However, since Hurlbutt's nomination came after July 1, 1988, the unofficial start date of the Thurmond Rule during a presidential election year, no hearings were scheduled on Hurlbutt's nomination, and the nomination was returned to Reagan at the end of his term.
After President George H. W. Bush was elected, he chose not to renominate Hurlbutt for the post, selecting Thomas G. Nelson instead. In 1997, Hurlbutt became Boise Cascade's director of environmental affairs, and he assumed responsibility for governmental affairs in 1998. Hurlbutt's final position with Boise Cascade was as vice president of public policy and environment.
He retired from the company in 2004.
Member, Idaho Criminal Justice Counsel, 1985-1990. Member, United States. District Court, Local Rules Committee, Idaho, 1985.
Member, Idaho Judicial Salary Committee, 1988. Member, Idaho State Bar Foundation Guardian ad Litem Committee, 1988-1994. Member, United States.
District Court, Civil Justice Reform Committee, 1991. Chairman, United States. Magistrate Selection Committee, Idaho, 1992.
Member: Boise Bar Association. Idaho State Bar; South Carolina Bar. International Association of Defense Counsel.
(Associate General Counsel).
Married Linda Faye, April 11, 1970;children: Sara Frances, Lee Anthony.