David W. Ling

David W. Ling (January 22, 1890 – May 17, 1965) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ling received an LL.B. from the University of Southern California Law School in 1913. He was in private practice in Clifton, Arizona from 1913 to 1927, and was a county attorney of Greenlee County, Arizona from 1921 to 1927. He was a judge on the Superior Court of Greenlee County from 1927 to 1936.

On May 28, 1936, Ling was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona vacated by F.C. Jacobs. Ling was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 30, 1936, and received his commission on June 3, 1936. He assumed senior status on October 11, 1964. Ling served in that capacity until his death, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sources

• David W. Ling at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.