Mark Shurtleff
Thursday, 01 May at 10:15 a.m.
Mark Shurtleff was re-elected as the Utah Attorney General in November 2004 with 70% of the vote; and now serving his second term. Since taking office, the number of meth labs has been decreased by two-thirds and he has talked to thousands of students and parents about the dangers of drugs. He has also toured the State to warn about the predators on the Internet. The AG's Office investigates and prosecutes child pornographers that use the Internet to abuse children and has a 100% conviction rate. Shurtleff set up Utah's AMBER Alert, and helped pass the State’s Child Protection Registry.
Shurtleff was born and raised in Utah, graduating from Brighton High School, Brigham Young University, and the University of Utah Law School. After serving in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps as an Officer and Attorney, and spending three years as a private practice trial lawyer in California, Shurtleff returned to Utah to serve as an Assistant Attorney General from 1993 to 1997. During that time, Shurtleff was appointed Section Chief for Civil Rights & Corrections and served as the lead attorney for public safety. From 1997 to 1998, he was a Deputy County Attorney for Salt Lake County. He also served as a Small Claims Judge Pro Tem in the Third District Court and a law enforcement and corrections instructor. From 1998 to 2000, Shurtleff served as Salt Lake County Commissioner.
Attorney General Shurtleff is the Immediate Past Chairman of the Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG), and has served several times on the Executive Committee for the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). He currently Chairs the NAAG Internal Relations Committee and Civil Rights Committee.
Most importantly, he and his wife, M’Liss, have been married 26 years and are the parents of five incredible children.