David Nuffer

David Nuffer is a federal judge on senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He joined the court in 2012 after a nomination from Barack Obama (D). Nuffer assumed senior status on April 2, 2022.^[1]

Before joining the court, Nuffer was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He was appointed a part-time magistrate on May 1, 1995, and a full-time magistrate on January 17, 2003.^[2][3]

Early life and education[edit]

Judge Nuffer earned a bachelor's degree in Humanities from Brigham Young University in 1975. He earned a J.D. degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1978. During law school, he worked as a law clerk for the firm Howard, Lewis & Peterson.^[2]

Professional career[edit]

Judge Nuffer began his career in 1977 as a law clerk and attorney with the firm Allen, Thompson & Hughes. He then became a member of the firm Snow, Nuffer, Engstrom, Drake, Wade & Smart in 1979. He worked with this firm through 2002, while also teaching as an adjunct professor at the BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School (2001-Present) and serving as a part-time federal magistrate judge (1995-2002).^[2]

Judicial career[edit]

District of Utah[edit]

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: David Nuffer
Court: District of Utah
Progress
Confirmed 267 days after nomination.
ANominated: 6/29/2011
AABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
AHearing: 9/20/2011
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported:
AConfirmed: 3/22/2012

On June 29, 2011, Nuffer was nominated to the federal bench by President Barack Obama (D) to the seat vacated by Dale Kimball.^[4][5]

Nuffer was rated Unanimously Well Qualified by the American Bar Association. He had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 20, 2011, and you can find his Committee Questionnaire available here and his Questions for the Record available here.^[6]

On March 22, 2012, David Nuffer was confirmed by the United States Senate to the United States District Court for the District of Utah with a vote of 96-2.^[7] Nuffer served as chief judge from 2014 to 2018. He assumed senior status on April 2, 2022.^[3]

District of Utah, Magistrate[edit]

Nuffer was appointed a part-time magistrate on May 1, 1995, and a full-time magistrate on January 17, 2003.^[2]

See also[edit]

• United States District Court for the District of Utah

External links[edit]

• Search Google News for this topic
• List of judges of the District of Utah
• Biography of Judge Nuffer from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes[edit]

v • e Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the District of Utah
Active judges	Chief Judge: Robert Shelby   •  Jill Parrish  •  Howard Nielson  •  David Barlow
Senior judges	Tena Campbell  •  Bruce Jenkins  •  David Sam  •  Dale Kimball  •  Brian Stewart (Utah)  •  Clark Waddoups  •  David Nuffer  •
Magistrate judges	Dustin B. Pead  •  Cecelia Romero  •  Paul Kohler  •  Daphne Oberg  •  Jared Bennett  •
Former Article III judges	Dee Benson  •  John Augustine Marshall  •  Tillman Davis Johnson  •  Aldon Anderson  •  Paul Cassell  •  Albert Christensen  •  Willis Ritter  •  David Winder  •
Former Chief judges	Tena Campbell  •  Bruce Jenkins  •  David Sam  •  Dee Benson  •  Aldon Anderson  •  Willis Ritter  •  David Winder  •