Career
From 2001 to 2004,she worked in private practice at Jensen,Graff and Barnes,LLP and from 2004 to 2007 at Allen Law,PC. From 2007 to 2013,she served as a deputy county attorney for the Iron County Attorney's Office in Cedar City. From 2013 to 2020,she was a solo practitioner;simultaneously,she worked at Southern Utah University,first as special counsel and director of ethics (from 2016 to 2017),then as General Counsel (from 2018 to 2020). [2] In July 2020,she was appointed by Utah Governor Gary Herbert to serve as a judge of Utah's Fifth District Court in Cedar City. [3] She was confirmed by the Utah Senate in September 2020.
Federal judicial service
On December 19,2023,President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Allen to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. [2] Her nomination received support from Senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney. [4] Senator Romney recommended her to the federal bench. [5] On January 10,2024,her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Allen to the seat vacated by Judge David Nuffer,who assumed senior status on April 2,2022. [6] On January 24,2024,a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [7] On February 29,2024,her nomination was reported out of committee by a 21–0 vote. [8] On April 9,2024,the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 97–2 vote. [9] On April 10,2024,her nomination was confirmed by a 100–0 vote,thereby making her the first and only federal judge appointed by Biden to be voted unanimously on record by the full Senate. [10] She received her judicial commission on April 12,2024. [11]
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