Judge Elizabeth A. Hruby-Mills was appointed to the Third District Court in August 2011 by Governor Gary Herbert and took the bench in December 2011. She serves Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties. Judge Hruby-Mills received a juris doctorate from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah in 1993. She graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1984 and earned a master's degree in counseling from the University of Vermont in 1986. Judge Hruby-Mills worked as an emergency services social worker and counselor for children before attending law school. She was a partner at the law firm of Richard Brandt Miller Nelson in Salt Lake City where she practiced from 1993 through 2011. Judge Hruby-Mills served in leadership roles on the Legal Aid Board, "And Justice for All,"" as well as other numerous community and legal boards and committees. 1/12