History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of Utah

21 judges have served since Feb 4, 1896. Now: Ann Marie McIff Allen DDavid Bruce Barlow RHoward Curtis Nielson, Jr. RJill N. Parrish DRobert James Shelby D.

Judges
21
12 D · 9 R
Longest tenure
33 years
Tillman Davis Johnson
Current
2.5 years
Ann Marie McIff Allen, since Apr 12, 2024
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1900192019401960198020002020John Augustine Marshall · 1896-02-04 – 1915-09-08 · DemocratTillman Davis Johnson · 1916-01-18 – 1949-05-28 · DemocratWillis William Ritter · 1950-07-07 – 1978-03-04 · DemocratBruce Sterling Jenkins · 1978-09-22 – 1994-09-30 · DemocratTena Campbell · 1995-06-30 – 2011-01-01 · DemocratDavid Ogden Nuffer · 2012-03-23 – 2022-04-02 · DemocratAnn Marie McIff Allen · 2024-04-12 – present · DemocratAlbert Sherman Christensen · 1954-05-28 – 1971-08-17 · RepublicanDavid Keith Winder · 1979-12-06 – 1997-06-08 · DemocratDale A. Kimball · 1997-10-24 – 2009-11-30 · DemocratRobert James Shelby · 2012-09-25 – present · DemocratAldon Junior Anderson · 1971-07-22 – 1984-12-20 · RepublicanJohn Thomas Greene, Jr. · 1985-04-04 – 1997-11-28 · RepublicanBrian Theadore Stewart · 1999-11-11 – 2014-09-01 · DemocratJill N. Parrish · 2015-08-17 – present · DemocratDavid Sam · 1985-10-16 – 1999-11-01 · RepublicanPaul G. Cassell · 2002-05-15 – 2007-11-05 · RepublicanClark Waddoups · 2008-10-21 – 2019-01-31 · RepublicanHoward Curtis Nielson, Jr. · 2019-06-12 – present · RepublicanDee Vance Benson · 1991-09-16 – 2014-01-01 · RepublicanDavid Bruce Barlow · 2020-01-06 – present · Republican
Ann Marie McIff Allen D
Apr 12, 2024 – present · 2.5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 100–0
David Bruce Barlow R
Jan 6, 2020 – present · 6.8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 88–4
Howard Curtis Nielson, Jr. R
Jun 12, 2019 – present · 7.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 51–47
Jill N. Parrish D
Aug 17, 2015 – present · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 100–0
Robert James Shelby D
Sep 25, 2012 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama
David Ogden Nuffer D
Mar 23, 2012 – Apr 2, 2022 · 10 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Apr 2, 2022 · confirmed 96–2
Clark Waddoups R
Oct 21, 2008 – Jan 31, 2019 · 10 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jan 31, 2019
Paul G. Cassell R
May 15, 2002 – Nov 5, 2007 · 5.5 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 67–20
Brian Theadore Stewart D
Nov 11, 1999 – Sep 1, 2014 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Sep 1, 2014 · confirmed 93–5
Dale A. Kimball D
Oct 24, 1997 – Nov 30, 2009 · 12 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Nov 30, 2009
Tena Campbell D
Jun 30, 1995 – Jan 1, 2011 · 16 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 1, 2011
Dee Vance Benson R
Sep 16, 1991 – Jan 1, 2014 · 22 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Jan 1, 2014
David Sam R
Oct 16, 1985 – Nov 1, 1999 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 1, 1999
John Thomas Greene, Jr. R
Apr 4, 1985 – Nov 28, 1997 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 28, 1997
David Keith Winder D
Dec 6, 1979 – Jun 8, 1997 · 18 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jun 8, 1997
Bruce Sterling Jenkins D
Sep 22, 1978 – Sep 30, 1994 · 16 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Sep 30, 1994
Aldon Junior Anderson R
Jul 22, 1971 – Dec 20, 1984 · 13 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Dec 20, 1984
Albert Sherman Christensen R
May 28, 1954 – Aug 17, 1971 · 17 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Aug 17, 1971
Willis William Ritter D
Jul 7, 1950 – Mar 4, 1978 · 28 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Tillman Davis Johnson D
Jan 18, 1916 – May 28, 1949 · 33 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status May 28, 1949
John Augustine Marshall D
Feb 4, 1896 – Sep 8, 1915 · 20 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.