David Bruce Barlow (born 1971) is a United States district judge of the District of Utah and a former United States Attorney for the same district.
David Barlow
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Clark Waddoups |
| United States Attorney for the District of Utah | |
| In office October 5, 2011 – July 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Brett Tolman |
| Succeeded by | John W. Huber |
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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Provo, Utah, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Education | Brigham Young University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
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Barlow graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995 and received his Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School in 1998.[2][3]
Barlow began his career as an associate at Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP from 1998 to 2000. From 2000 to 2010, he worked at Sidley Austin; first as an associate from 2000 to 2006, and then as a partner from 2006 to 2010.[2] In 2011, he served as general counsel and chief Judiciary Committee counsel to United States Senator Mike Lee.[3]
On August 2, 2011, Barlow was nominated to be the United States Attorney for the District of Utah. He was confirmed by voice vote on September 26, 2011.[4] He resigned from the Department of Justice in July 2014.
From 2014–2017, Barlow was again a partner at Sidley Austin. He was Vice President for compliance for Walmart’s Health and Wellness businesses from 2017–2018 in Bentonville, Arkansas. Barlow returned to Utah in 2018, when he became a partner in Dorsey & Whitney's Trial and Government Enforcement & Corporate Investigations Practice groups. Barlow worked at Dorsey & Whitney until becoming a judge.[5]
On May 29, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Barlow to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah.[3] On June 12, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Barlow to the seat vacated by Judge Clark Waddoups, who assumed senior status on January 31, 2019.[6] On July 17, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] On October 17, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 19–3 vote.[8] On December 3, 2019, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 88–4 vote.[9] On December 4, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 88–4 vote.[10] He received his judicial commission on January 6, 2020.[11]
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| Preceded by | United States Attorney for the District of Utah 2011–2014 |
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah 2020–present |
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