David Ogden Nuffer (born February 28, 1952) is a

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of the

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Biography

Nuffer was born in 1952 in

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. He received a

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degree, cum laude, from

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(BYU) in 1975 and a

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, cum laude, from the

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at (BYU) in 1978. He served in private practice from 1978 until 2002. He was formerly a

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of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He served in a part-time capacity while remaining a practicing

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starting in 1995 and became full-time in 2003, serving until his elevation to District Judge in 2012. Since 2001 he has been an

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at BYU. He served as President of the Utah State Bar from 2000 to 2001.

Federal judicial service

On June 29, 2011, President

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nominated Nuffer to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He would replace Judge

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who took senior status in 2009. The

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held a hearing on his nomination on September 20, 2011 and reported it to the floor on October 13, 2011. On March 22, 2012, the Senate voted 96–2 to confirm Nuffer. He received his commission on March 23, 2012. He served as Chief Judge from 2014 to 2018. He assumed

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on April 2, 2022. On March 1, 2018, the District of Utah established a southern region serving the southern part of the state. In April 2019, Judge Nuffer moved to southern Utah, becoming the first district judge in Utah to reside off the

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. He has chambers in the St. George. The federal court leases offices and a courtroom there.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nuffer, David Ogden 1952 births Living people Brigham Young University alumni Brigham Young University faculty J. Reuben Clark Law School alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Utah United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama United States magistrate judges 21st-century American judges