Judge Brent H. Bartholomew was appointed by Governor Gary R. Herbert to the Fourth District Juvenile Court in 2013. Prior to his appointment, he worked for the Utah Office of Guardian ad Litem, Utah Legal Services, and as an adjunct assistant professor at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. Judge Bartholomew is certified as a Child Welfare Law Specialist by the National Association of Counsel for Children. He has served on the Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Juvenile Procedure and the Children's Justice Center Advisory Board for Wasatch County. Judge Bartholomew currently serves on the Standing Committee on Children and Family Law, the Education Court Report Interagency Committee, and the New Judges Orientation Committee. In 2013, he was named "Mentor of the Year" by the Utah State Bar and in 2006 received the "Child Advocate Award" by the Utah County Child Abuse Council. Judge Bartholomew earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School as well as a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, in psychology from Brigham Young University. 9/18