United States District Court for the District of Utah

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United States District Court for the District of Utah
(D. Utah)
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Location Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse
(Salt Lake City)
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Appeals to Tenth Circuit
EstablishedJuly 16, 1894
Judges5
Chief Judge Robert J. Shelby
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney Felice John Viti (acting)
www.utd.uscourts.gov

The United States District Court for the District of Utah (in case citations, D. Utah) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Utah. The court is based in Salt Lake City with another courtroom leased in the state courthouse in St. George.

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Appeals from the District of Utah are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Utah represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of April 22,2025 the acting United States attorney is Felice John Viti. [1]

Current judges

U.S. Courthouse for the District of Utah U.S. Courthouse for the District of Utah.JPG
U.S. Courthouse for the District of Utah

As of April 12,2024:

#TitleJudgeDuty stationBornTerm of serviceAppointed by
Active Chief Senior
17Chief Judge Robert J. Shelby Salt Lake City 19702012–present2018–present— Obama
18District Judge Jill Parrish Salt Lake City 19612015–present—— Obama
19District Judge Howard C. Nielson Jr. Salt Lake City 19682019–present—— Trump
20District Judge David Barlow Salt Lake City 19712020–present—— Trump
21District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen St. George
Salt Lake City 		19722024–present—— Biden
9Senior Judge David Sam Salt Lake City 19331985–19991997–19991999–present Reagan
11Senior Judge Tena Campbell Salt Lake City 19441995–20112006–20112011–present Clinton
12Senior Judge Dale A. Kimball Salt Lake City 19391997–2009—2009–present Clinton
13Senior Judge Ted Stewart Salt Lake City 19481999–20142011–20142014–present Clinton
15Senior Judge Clark Waddoups Salt Lake City 19462008–2019—2019–present G.W. Bush
16Senior Judge David Nuffer St. George 19522012–20222014–20182022–present Obama

Former judges

#JudgeStateBorn–diedActive service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed byReason for
termination
1 John Augustine Marshall UT 1854–19411896–1915—— Cleveland resignation
2 Tillman Davis Johnson UT 1858–19531915–1949 [Note 1] —1949–1953 Wilson death
3 Willis William Ritter UT 1899–19781949–1978 [Note 2] 1954–1978— Truman death
4 Albert Sherman Christensen UT 1905–19961954–1971—1971–1996 Eisenhower death
5 Aldon J. Anderson UT 1917–19961971–19841978–19841984–1996 Nixon death
6 Bruce Sterling Jenkins UT 1927–20231978–19941984–19931994–2023 Carter death
7 David Kent Winder UT 1932–20091979–19971993–19971997–2009 Carter death
8 John Thomas Greene Jr. UT 1929–20111985–1997—1997–2011 Reagan death
10 Dee Benson UT 1948–20201991–20141999–20062014–2020 G.H.W. Bush death
14 Paul G. Cassell UT 1959–present2002–2007—— G.W. Bush resignation
  1. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 7, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 18, 1916, and received commission the same day.
  2. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1950, and received commission on July 7, 1950.

Chief judges

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.

A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.

When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.

Succession of seats

See also

References

  1. ↑ "February 2025: Class Notes". Fordham Law School . February 27, 2025. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
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