James D. Gordon III
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James D. Gordon III is an American legal academic who has also held administrative positions at Brigham Young University
(BYU).
As a young man Gordon served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Italy.
Gordon earned a bachelors degree in political science from BYU. he then went on to earn a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley
. He was a law clerk for Judge Monroe G. McKay
of the 10th United States Circuit court. He then practiced law in Salt Lake City before joining the Brigham Young University faculty.
At BYU Gordon served as Marion B. and Rulon A. Earl Professor of Law. He also was acting dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School
from 2009–2010 and served for a time as associate academic vice president for faculty at BYU. In this position he served as the point man on the university position in relation to the refusal to grant continuing status to a few professors at BYU in the mid-1990s who publicly and at times venomously criticized the school or its sponsoring institution instead of producing worth-while scholarship in their fields of endeavor. The most radical of these that Gordon had to deal with may have been Gail T. Houston, who advocated prayer practices out-of-line with the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 2010 he was appointed assistant to the president for planning and assessment at BYU, filling the position vacted by Gerrit W. Gong
who had become a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
Among other positions in the LDS Church Gordon has served as a bishop.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
(BYU).
As a young man Gordon served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Italy.
Gordon earned a bachelors degree in political science from BYU. he then went on to earn a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. He was a law clerk for Judge Monroe G. McKay
Monroe G. McKay
Monroe G. McKay is a United States federal judge.Born in Huntsville, Utah, McKay was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . His cousin, David O. McKay, became the president and prophet of the LDS Church in 1951. Around that time, Monroe was serving as a young LDS...
of the 10th United States Circuit court. He then practiced law in Salt Lake City before joining the Brigham Young University faculty.
At BYU Gordon served as Marion B. and Rulon A. Earl Professor of Law. He also was acting dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School
J. Reuben Clark Law School
The J. Reuben Clark Law School is a professional graduate school located in Provo, Utah at Brigham Young University. Founded in 1973, the school is named after J. Reuben Clark, Jr.—former U.S. Ambassador, Undersecretary of State, and LDS Church General Authority—and its charter dean was former...
from 2009–2010 and served for a time as associate academic vice president for faculty at BYU. In this position he served as the point man on the university position in relation to the refusal to grant continuing status to a few professors at BYU in the mid-1990s who publicly and at times venomously criticized the school or its sponsoring institution instead of producing worth-while scholarship in their fields of endeavor. The most radical of these that Gordon had to deal with may have been Gail T. Houston, who advocated prayer practices out-of-line with the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 2010 he was appointed assistant to the president for planning and assessment at BYU, filling the position vacted by Gerrit W. Gong
Gerrit W. Gong
Gerrit Walter Gong has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2010. He is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy...
who had become a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
Among other positions in the LDS Church Gordon has served as a bishop.
Sources
- BYU News announcment of Gordon's appointment as assistant to the president of BYU for assesment and planning
- Mormon Scholars Testify entry for Gordon