David Ogden Nuffer
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by the Senate 96–2, David Ogden Nuffer is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. He earned a law degree from Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1978. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1952 · age 74
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2012
- Confirmed
- 96–2
- Education
- Brigham Young 1975 · Brigham Young, J. Reuben Clark Law School 1978
- Succeeded
- Dale A. Kimball
- Succeeded by
- Ann Marie McIff Allen
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | District of Utah succeeded Dale A. Kimball | Obama (D) | 96–2 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 96–2 on March 22, 2012 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 57. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 96
51 D, 43 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 2
2 R
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
Did not vote · 2
2 R
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
Education
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Nuffer was assigned 1,490 district-court cases (1996–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 299 days across 1,400 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 147 of Nuffer’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 126 were affirmed, 9 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, Nuffer authored 1 published opinion for the court (2010).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Benson v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance | 724 F. Supp. 2d 1187 | 0 |
Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 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 David Ogden Nuffer?
- President Barack Obama appointed David Ogden Nuffer to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah in 2012.
- Was David Ogden Nuffer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- David Ogden Nuffer was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was David Ogden Nuffer's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed David Ogden Nuffer 96–2 on March 22, 2012.
- Which court is David Ogden Nuffer on?
- David Ogden Nuffer 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
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Attorney's Office for the District of Utah (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2012)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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14 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).