Ann Marie McIff Allen | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah | |
Assumed office April 12, 2024 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | David Nuffer |
Judge of the Fifth District Court of Utah | |
In office September 2020 –April 12,2024 | |
Appointed by | Gary Herbert |
Personal details | |
Born | Ann Marie McIff 1972 (age 52–53) Richfield,Utah,U.S. |
Education | Brigham Young University (BA,JD) |
Ann Marie McIff Allen (born 1972) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah since 2024. She previously served as a judge of Utah's Fifth District Court from 2020 to 2024.
Allen received a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1997. [2]
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 from 2016 to 2017,she was special counsel and director of ethics and compliance and from 2018 to 2020,she served as General Counsel,both at Southern Utah University. [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.
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]
Allen's father,Kay McIff,was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017. [12]
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