Ronald E. Nehring (October 4, 1947 – May 24, 2019) was an American judge and attorney who was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 2003 until his retirement in 2015.
[1] A talented athlete, Nehring competed in track and field at Cornell University where he received All-American honors.
[4] Nehring won a ride and tie national championship—an event where two people and one horse form a team and race over rugged mountain courses of 50 or 100 miles.
While at ULS, Nehring conceived of and organized a Utah State Bar project which provided free legal services from volunteer attorneys for appropriate indigent clients.
[8] After several years at ULS, Nehring joined the Salt Lake City law firm of Prince, Yeates, and Geldzahler where he practiced civil litigation.
Nehring successfully defended his client against claims of fraud in connection with a failed real estate development.
[10] In 1995, Governor Michael Leavitt appointed Nehring to the Utah District Court trial bench.
Nehring was questioned concerning numerous politically controversial topics in Utah, including abortion rights, capital punishment, and the separation of church and state.
[16] Justice Nehring was replaced by Constandinos Himonas, a judge in Utah's Third District—also not a member of the state's predominant religion.
The district court ruled that the letter was not sufficient and entered an order barring Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen from replacing Mayor Workman's name on the ballot.
In his opinion, Nehring opined that an election should ensure the full opportunity for individuals to become candidates and for voters to express their choice.
[26] The facts, as stated by Justice Nehring in the introductory section of his published opinion, were as follows: The case was filed by Mr. Allen, pro se, and not with the assistance of a lawyer.