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David John Novak
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Active service.
Confirmed 89 to 3Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- March 26, 2019
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 30, 2019
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), June 13, 2019
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 89 to 3
- Confirmed
- October 16, 2019
- Commissioned
- October 17, 2019
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1961, 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
- Assistant district attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1986-1991
- Trial attorney, Money Laundering Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1991
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Texas, 1991-1994
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 1994-2012
- Adjunct professor, University of Richmond School of Law, 2013-
- Adjunct professor, William & Mary Law School, 2014-
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