United States District Court for the District of Utah

United States District Court for the District of Utah (D. Utah)
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Appeals to	Tenth Circuit
Established	July 16, 1894
Judges assigned	5
Chief judge	Ted Stewart
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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 in Ogden.

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.

According to 28 U.S.C. § 133(a), the District of Utah is allowed five active district judges. These include: Chief Judge Ted Stewart, Judge Dee Benson and Judge Clark Waddoups, who was confirmed on September 26, 2008.

Federal judicial districts are also allowed to utilize “Senior” Judges in addition to the limit set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 133(a). Currently the active Senior Judges within the District of Utah include: Bruce S. Jenkins, David Sam, Dale A. Kimball, who assumed senior status on November 30, 2009, and Tena Campbell, who assumed senior status on January 1, 2011.

The magistrate judges at the Salt Lake City courthouse include Samuel Alba, David Nuffer, Paul M. Warner, and Brooke C. Wells. Robert Braithwaite is a part-time magistrate judge in St. George, Utah.

Current judges

• There is a vacancy in the District due to Judge Dale A. Kimball's decision to assume senior status on November 30, 2009. On June 29, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated magistrate judge David Nuffer to fill the vacancy, which is currently pending before the Senate.

• There is a second vacancy in the District due to Judge Tena Campbell's decision to assume senior status on January 1, 2011. On November 30, 2011, President Obama nominated Robert J. Shelby to fill the vacancy. His nomination is pending before the U.S. Senate.

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
13	Chief Judge	Ted Stewart	Salt Lake City	1948	1999–present	2011-present	—	Clinton
10	District Judge	Dee Benson	Salt Lake City	1948	1991–present	1999–2006	—	G.H.W. Bush
15	District Judge	Clark Waddoups	Salt Lake City	1946	2008–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
—	District Judge	(vacant)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)
—	District Judge	(vacant)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)
6	Senior District Judge	Bruce Sterling Jenkins	Salt Lake City	1927	1978–1994	1984–1993	1994–present	Carter
9	Senior District Judge	David Sam	Salt Lake City	1933	1985–1999	1997–1999	1999–present	Reagan
11	Senior District Judge	Tena Campbell	Salt Lake City	1944	1995–2011	2006–2011	2011-present	Clinton
12	Senior District Judge	Dale A. Kimball	Salt Lake City	1939	1997–2009	(none)	2009–present	Clinton

Former Judges

#	Judge	State	Born/Died	Active service	Term as Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Marshall, John AugustineJohn Augustine Marshall	UT	1854–1941	1896–1915	(none)	(none)	Cleveland, Cleveland	resignation
2	Johnson, Tillman DavisTillman Davis Johnson	UT	1858–1953	1915–1949	(none)	1949–1953	Wilson, Wilson	death
3	Ritter, Willis WilliamWillis William Ritter	UT	1899–1978	1949–1978	1954–1978	(none)	Truman, Truman	death
4	Christensen, Albert ShermanAlbert Sherman Christensen	UT	1905–1996	1954–1971	(none)	1971–1996	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
5	Anderson, Aldon JuniorAldon Junior Anderson	UT	1917–1996	1971–1984	1978–1984	1984–1996	Nixon, Nixon	death
7	Winder, David KeithDavid Keith Winder	UT	1932–2009	1979–1997	1993–1997	1997–2009	Carter, Carter	death
8	Greene, Jr., John ThomasJohn Thomas Greene, Jr.	UT	1929-2011	1985–1997	(none)	1997–2011	Reagan, Reagan	death
14	Cassell, Paul G.Paul G. Cassell	UT	1959–present	2002–2007	(none)	(none)	Bush, G.W.G.W. Bush	resignation

See also

• Courts of the United States
• List of United States federal courthouses in Utah

External links

• United States District Court for the District of Utah Official Website
• District of Utah Federal Court Practice blog