Dale A. Kimball
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1997 and confirmed by voice vote, Dale A. Kimball is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. He earned a law degree from University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law) in 1967. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1939 · age 87
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1997
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Brigham Young 1964 · University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law) 1967
- Succeeded
- David Keith Winder
- Succeeded by
- David Ogden Nuffer
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | District of Utah succeeded David Keith Winder | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Brigham Young University | B.A. | 1964 |
| University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law) | J.D. | 1967 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Kimball was assigned 3,734 district-court cases (1985–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 273 days across 3,600 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 186 of Kimball’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 157 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 12 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Kimball authored 100 published opinions for the court (1998–2010). Most cited: M.A.C. v. Betit (28 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | M.A.C. v. Betit | 284 F. Supp. 2d 1298 | 28 |
| 1998 | Johnson v. City of Bountiful | 996 F. Supp. 1100 | 21 |
| 2002 | Johnston v. DAVIS SECURITY, INC. | 217 F. Supp. 2d 1224 | 20 |
| 1999 | Karacand v. Edwards | 53 F. Supp. 2d 1236 | 19 |
| 2002 | Utah Environmental Congress v. Zieroth | 190 F. Supp. 2d 1265 | 18 |
| 2004 | Utah Gospel Mission v. Salt Lake City Corp. | 316 F. Supp. 2d 1201 | 16 |
| 2001 | Procter & Gamble Co. v. Haugen | 158 F. Supp. 2d 1286 | 14 |
| 1998 | Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance v. Dabney | 7 F. Supp. 2d 1205 | 13 |
| 2009 | Nilson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA | 690 F. Supp. 2d 1231 | 12 |
| 2008 | Maynard v. Cannon | 650 F. Supp. 2d 1138 | 12 |
| 2000 | Caprin v. Simon Transportation Services | 112 F. Supp. 2d 1251 | 11 |
| 2005 | Canopy Corp. v. Symantec Corp. | 395 F. Supp. 2d 1103 | 10 |
| 2006 | Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance v. Norton | 457 F. Supp. 2d 1253 | 9 |
| 2002 | Universal Life Church v. Utah | 189 F. Supp. 2d 1302 | 9 |
| 2001 | United States v. Thomson | 134 F. Supp. 2d 1227 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 100 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Dale A. Kimball?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Dale A. Kimball to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah in 1997.
- Was Dale A. Kimball appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Dale A. Kimball was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Dale A. Kimball's confirmation vote?
- Dale A. Kimball was confirmed by voice vote on October 21, 1997. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Dale A. Kimball on?
- Dale A. Kimball is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).