| Show Ephraim Attorney Named Earned Juvenile Judge For Dist 4 Merrill L. L Hermansen 33 Ephraim attorney was appointed to the office of Juvenile Court Cour Judge for the Fourth District effective January 1 1956 The appointment was made and an announced announced announced an- an by the Utah State Welfare Welfare Wel Wel- fare Commission with the ap approval approval approval ap- ap of Governor J. J Bracken Lee on December 23 Mr Hermansen succeeds Ken Chamberlain of Richfield who resigned because of the press of other business The new Juvenile Judge was born in Fountain Green buhas but bu has spent most of his life in Ephraim He is a graduate o of Snow College where he won recognition in public speaking contests lie received a bachelor bache- bache or lor or of science degree from the University of Utah and his degree from the University of Utah College of Law Judge Hermansen taught school at Malad 1 High School Idaho for Cor t two vo years was cost accountant account account- ant and assistant to the vice vice president of the Lang Company at Salt Lake City and served as clerk in the City Court of Salt SnIt Lake City after graduation from law school and while wait- wait rg g to take the Utah State Bar examination lIe He has been practicing practicing practicing law in Ephraim since March 1954 1054 and has served as Ephraim City Attorney for the I past year lie He is a member of the Utah State Bar Association and American American Am Am- rican Bar Association and is affiliated with the Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity having served served served ser ser- ved as vice dean and Tribune of of the Student Senate of this fraternity fraternity fraternity fra fra- while at the University of f Utah School of Law He is isa a J former secretary of the Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim Junior Chamber of Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce is a member of the Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim Lions Lion's club and the South- South Central Centra Utah Knife and Fork club He lie is active in the Church of ff f Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints and formerly served in inthe he the Sunday School dency of the Ephraim West Vest ward He has held a number of teaching jobs in the church and andis ands is s presently a member of the presidency of the in inthe the he Ephraim North ward I The Fourth Juvenile Court District of which Mr Hermansen Herman- Herman sen is judge is comprised of Sanpete Sevier Pi Piute ute Wayne Vayne and Garfield counties It is ex expected expected expected ex- ex that Mr Hermansen will devote half of his time to his duties as judge and the balance to o his private law practice Merrill is the son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hermansen of Ephraim He married Jean I. I L. L Pehrson of Salt Lake City and they hey reside in Ephraim |
