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David Sam
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Senior status since November 1, 1999.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Nominated
- September 9, 1985
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- September 18, 1985
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), September 19, 1985
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- October 16, 1985
- Commissioned
- October 16, 1985
- Senior status
- Since November 1, 1999
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1933, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Air Force captain and judge advocate, 1961-1963
- Private practice, Duchesne-Roosevelt, Utah, 1963-1973
- County attorney, Duchesne County, Utah, 1966-1972
- County commissioner, Duchesne County, Utah, 1972-1974
- Private practice, Duchesne, Utah, 1973-1976
- Judge, Utah District Court, Fourth District, 1976-1985
- Part-time faculty, Brigham Young University, 1977-1985
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