David Nuffer

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the District of Utah

Tenure

2022 - Present

Years in position

Prior offices

United States District Court for the District of Utah

Predecessor: Dale Kimball

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Education

Bachelor's

Brigham Young University, 1975

Law

Brigham Young University Law School, 1978

Personal

Birthplace

Portland, Ore.

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]

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Judicial career
* 3.1 District of Utah
* 3.2 District of Utah, Magistrate
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## 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]

1. ↑ Law360, "Utah Federal Judge's Shift Opens Red-State Seat For Biden," April 12, 2021
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 District of Utah, "Judge Nuffer's Resume," archived February 13, 2017
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Federal Judicial Center, "Nuffer, David Ogden," accessed April 12, 2021
4. ↑ "Presidential Nominations sent to the Senate" 6/29/2011
5. ↑ "President Obama Nominates Two to the United States District Court" 6/29/2011
6. ↑ 112th Congress Nomination Materials
7. ↑ Report on the Activities of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 112th Congress

Political offices

Preceded by
Dale Kimball |  United States District Court for the District of Utah
2012-2022 | Succeeded by

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the District of Utah

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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 •

Utah courts

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Federal courts:

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Utah • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Utah

State courts:

Utah Supreme Court • Utah Court of Appeals • Utah District Courts • Utah Juvenile Courts • Utah Justice Courts

State resources:

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