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Dallin H. Oaks is a prominent religious leader, jurist, and academic. He is currently the first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), a position he has held since January 14, 2018. Oaks was born on August 12, 1932, in Provo, Utah. Oaks earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1954 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 1957. He clerked for Chief Justice Earl Warren of the U.S. Supreme Court and later practiced law at Kirkland & Ellis before returning to academia as a professor at the University of Chicago Law School. From 1971 to 1980, Oaks served as the president of BYU, where he made significant contributions to the university’s development. He was then appointed to the Utah Supreme Court, serving from 1980 until 1984, when he was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Oaks has authored numerous books and articles on religious and legal subjects. He has been recognized for his defense of religious liberty, receiving the Canterbury Medal from the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in 2013. He was married to June Dixon Oaks until her passing in 1998, and they had six children. In 2000, he married Kristen M. McMain.