What is Dallin H. Oaks?
[[File:Dallin H. Oaks2.JPG|right|200px]] '''Dallin Harris Oaks''' (born August 12, 1932) is an [[Americans|American]] attorney, jurist, author, professor, public speaker, and religious leader. Since 1984, he has been a member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church). He was president of [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU), a professor of law at the [[University of Chicago Law School]] and a justice of the [[Utah Supreme Court]]. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Oaks was considered by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] U.S. presidential administrations to be part of the [[United States Supreme Court]]. Currently, he is the second most senior apostle in the church. In January 2018, Oaks became [[President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] after [[Russell M. Nelson]] became [[President of the Church (LDS Church)|President of the LDS Church]]. ==Other websites== *[http://www.lds.org/church/leader/dallin-h-oaks Dallin H. Oaks], official church biography. *[http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/leader-biographies/elder-dallin-h-oaks Dallin H. Oaks], Mormon Newsroom Leader Biographies. *[http://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/what-are-prophets/bio/dallin-h-oaks Dallin H. Oaks], short biography. *[http://president.byu.edu/content/dallin-h-oaks Dallin H. Oaks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624013242/http://president.byu.edu/content/dallin-h-oaks |date=2015-06-24 }}, Dallin H. Oaks, BYU President *[http://www.gapages.com/oaksdh1.htm Dallin H. Oaks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020728/http://www.gapages.com/oaksdh1.htm |date=2015-09-24 }}, Grampa Bill's G.A. (General Authority) Pages. {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Oaks, Dallin H.}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:University of Chicago faculty]] [[Category:American judges]] [[Category:American Latter Day Saints]] [[Ca