Background
Wilkins, Richard Gundersen was born on December 12, 1952 in Salt Lake City. Son of George R. and Marjorie (Gundersen) Wilkins.
Wilkins, Richard Gundersen was born on December 12, 1952 in Salt Lake City. Son of George R. and Marjorie (Gundersen) Wilkins.
Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Arts, 1976. Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1979). Phi Alpha Delta. Editor-in-Chief, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1978-1979.
Law Clerk, Judge Robert Ainsworth, United States.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1980. Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, since 1984.
Assistant to the Solicitor General, United States. Department of Justice, 1981-1984.
Law clerk, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit), New Orleans, 1979-1980; associate, Vinson & Elkins, Washington, 1980-1981; assistant to solicitor general, unites states department Justice, Washington, 1981-1984; associate professor of law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young U., 1984-1989; professor, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young U., since 1989. Of counsel Holme Roberts & Owen, Denver, since 1985.
Advisor on abortion policy Governor Utah Governor Norman Bangeter, Salt Lake City, 1989-1990. Director non-governmental organization Family Voice, Brigham Young U., since 1996. Member Order of Coif.
Married Melany Moore Wilkins, September 12, 1974. Children: Brooke, Brinton, Claire, Rex.