David Nye (judge)

David Charles Nye (born October 10, 1958) is an American lawyer and jurist who is the Chief United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. He was a state court judge for Idaho's Sixth District Court from 2007 to 2017, and before that spent twenty years in private practice in Idaho.

For other uses, see David Nye (disambiguation).

David Nye
Nye in September 2017
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
Assumed office
January 2, 2019
Preceded byB. Lynn Winmill
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
Assumed office
July 12, 2017
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byEdward Lodge
Judge of the Sixth District Court of Idaho
In office
June 6, 2007 – July 12, 2017
Appointed byButch Otter
Preceded byN. Randy Smith
Succeeded byRick Carnaroli
Personal details
Born
David Charles Nye

(1958-10-10) October 10, 1958
Lynwood, California, U.S.
EducationBrigham Young University (BA, JD)

Early life and education

Nye was born in 1958 in Lynwood, California.[1] He graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature. He worked for Swire's Coca-Cola bottling plant in Salt Lake City, then attended BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School, graduating in 1986 with a Juris Doctor degree.

Career

Nye began his legal career in 1986 in Burley, Idaho as a law clerk to Judge George G. Granata of the state's Fifth District Court. The following year, he joined the law firm of Merrill & Merrill in Pocatello as an associate.[2] He became a partner in 1989, specialized in medical malpractice and insurance law, and stayed with the firm until 2007.

In 2007, Nye became a judge in the Sixth Judicial District and presided over civil and criminal matters for ten years.[3][4][5]

Federal judicial service

Expired nomination under Obama

On the recommendation of U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, President Barack Obama nominated Nye on April 5, 2016, to serve as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho.[6][7] Nye was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Edward Lodge, who assumed senior status on July 3, 2015.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on his nomination on June 21, 2016,[8] and his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote on July 14.[9] The nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.

Shortly after the 2016 election, Senators Crapo and Risch indicated that if Nye was not confirmed by year's end, they would recommend him to incoming President Donald Trump for renomination in the 115th Congress.[10]

Renomination under Trump

On April 27, 2017, Senators Crapo and Risch indicated that President Trump would renominate Nye to the same seat,[11] and his renomination was announced on May 8, 2017.[12][13][14] Nye was unanimously rated as "well qualified" by the American Bar Association, as he had been from his previous nomination in 2016.[15] On June 15, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[16] On July 10, 2017, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 97–0 vote.[17] On July 12, 2017, his nomination was confirmed by a 100–0 vote.[18] Nye received his commission the same day.[19] He was sworn in on August 1, 2017 in a private ceremony.[20] He became Chief Judge on January 2, 2019, succeeding B. Lynn Winmill.[21]

See also

References
  1. "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  2. McFarland, Cydney (April 7, 2016). "Pocatello's Merrill & Merrill a notable starting point for Idaho judges". Idaho State Journal. (Pocatello). Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. "President Obama Nominates Judge David C. Nye to Serve on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho". whitehouse.gov. April 5, 2016 – via National Archives.
  4. "Hon. David Charles Nye Judge Profile on Martindale.com".
  5. "While gridlock grinds in Washington, justice suffers in Idaho". Idaho Statesman. (Boise). (editorial). December 11, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  6. "Presidential Nomination Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. April 5, 2016 – via National Archives.
  7. "Crapo, Risch Statement on Federal Judge Nominee".
  8. "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". June 21, 2016.
  9. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 14, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF).
  10. Russell, Betsy Z. (November 14, 2016). "Crapo, Risch standing by Judge Nye nomination, hoping for Senate vote soon". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  11. "White House agrees to re-nominate Judge Nye for long-vacant Idaho federal judgeship".
  12. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Candidate Nominations". The White House. May 8, 2017. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017.
  13. Liptak, Adam (May 7, 2017). "Trump to Announce Slate of Conservative Federal Court Nominees". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  14. "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". The White House. May 8, 2017. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017.
  15. Harris, Shelbie (October 17, 2017). "David C. Nye joins the federal bench". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  16. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 15, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF).
  17. "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: David C. Nye to be United States District Judge)". United States Senate.
  18. "On the Nomination (Confirmation David C. Nye, of Idaho, to be U.S. District Judge)". United States Senate.
  19. David Nye at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  20. Russell, Betsy Z. (August 1, 2017). "New Judge Nye sworn in today, going right to work". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  21. "Chief Judges to step down as the chiefs after a combined 33 years of service", United States District Court for the District of Idaho, December 21, 2018
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