Clair M. Poulson

Clair M. Poulson was born and raised in Duchesne, Utah. His father was a rancher and farmer, his mother, a librarian. Clair has always been an avid reader, having found his love for books as a very young boy. He has served for more than forty years in the criminal justice system. He spent twenty years in law enforcement, ending his police career with eight years as the Duchesne County Sheriff. For the past twenty-plus years, Clair has worked as a justice court judge for Duchesne County. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he was a military policeman. In addition to his criminal justice work, Clair has farmed and ranched all his life. Clair and Ruth met while both were students at Snow College. Clair has always loved telling his children, and later his grandchildren, made up stories. Clair has published forty novels.