Sim Gill

Simarjit Singh Gill (born 1961) is the current District Attorney for Salt Lake County, Utah.

Sim Gill
District Attorney of Salt Lake County, Utah
Personal details
Born1961 (age 58–59)
India[1]

Career

Before his District Attorney election, Sim Gill worked as Salt Lake City's Chief Prosecutor. Sim Gill was elected as the Salt Lake County District Attorney in November 2010, by defeating incumbent Lohra Miller, after losing the race to her in 2006. As a veteran prosecutor, Sim has championed issues of therapeutic justice, criminal prosecution, and alternatives to prosecution.

On March 18, 2014, Gill announced his bid for a second term, and in November of the same year, defeated Republican challenger Steve Nelson, retaining his position as the District Attorney. In 2018, Gill announced that he would running for re-election against challenger Nathan Evershed.

Sim has collaborated on the creation and implementation of various therapeutic justice programs, including Mental Health Court, Veterans Court, Salt Lake City Domestic Violence Court, Misdemeanor Drug Court and the Salt Lake Area Family Justice Center.

Education and Election

In 2010, Gill became the District Attorney by defeating the incumbent Lohra Miller after losing to her in 2006.[2] On March 18, 2014, Gill announced his bid for a second term [3] and in November of the same year, defeated the Republican challenger Steve Nelson[4] to retain his position as the District Attorney. Before becoming the District Attorney, Gill worked as Salt Lake City's Chief Prosecutor.[2]

Gill graduated from the University of Utah with a B.A. degree in History and Philosophy. He received his J. D. degree and certificate of specialization in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Gill was admitted to the Utah Bar in 1993.

Prominent cases

Gill participated in the prosecution of Brian David Mitchell, the man guilty of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart. He has also been pursuing former Utah Attorneys General Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow on corruption and bribery charges since January 2013. He filed felony charges against Shurtleff and Swallow on July 15, 2014.[5] Both men were acquitted of the charges filed against them. Sim has been honored with the Equality Utah's 2014 Ally of the Year Award, Utah Pride's 2014 Political Action Award, the 2013 Pete Suazo Social Justice Award, and the Inclusion Center's 2014 Humanitarian of the Year Award.

References
  1. Sim Gill and the American Dream at ABC4 News; originally published January 7, 2011; via archive.org
  2. Dennis Romboy (2010-11-03). "Sim Gill ousts Miller in Salt Lake County district attorney race". Deseret News. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  3. Shara Park and Pat Reavy (2014-03-18). "Sim Gill announces re-election bid, 3rd person seeks 4th Congressional seat". KSL. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  4. Morgan, Emiley (2014-03-04). "Prosecutor seeking Republican bid for Salt Lake County district attorney". Deseret News. KSL. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  5. Crofts, Natalie (July 15, 2014). "Swallow, Shurtleff taken into custody". KSL. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

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  1. "Judge dismisses criminal case against former Utah AG Mark Shurtleff".
  2. "Former Utah attorney general acquitted in corruption case".
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