David Nye (judge)

David Nye
September 2017
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
Assumed office
July 12, 2017
Appointed by Donald Trump
Preceded by Edward Lodge
Judge of the Sixth District Court of Idaho
In office
June 6, 2007 – July 12, 2017
Appointed by Butch Otter
Preceded by N. Randy Smith
Succeeded by Rick Carnaroli
Personal details
Born David Charles Nye
October 1958 (age 59–60)
Lynwood, California, U.S.
Education Brigham Young University (BA)
J. Reuben Clark Law School (JD)

David Charles Nye (born October 1958) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. He was judge for the Sixth District of Idaho for ten years, preceded by twenty years of private practice in Idaho.

Early years

Born in Lynwood, California,[1] Nye attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982. He attended its J. Reuben Clark Law School and earned a Juris Doctor in 1986.

Career

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

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

Federal judicial service

Failed 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 took 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 Thursday, April 27, 2017, Senators Crapo and Risch indicated that President Trump had signed off on renominating Nye for the same post,[11] and his renomination was announced on May 8.[12][13][14] On June 15, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[15] The Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a vote of 97–0 on July 10,[16] and he was confirmed 100–0 on July 12.[17] Nye was commissioned the same day and sworn in on August 1 in a private ceremony.[18]

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". April 5, 2016.
  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". April 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Crapo, Risch Statement on Federal Judge Nominee".
  8. ↑ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary".
  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.
  13. ↑ Liptak, Adam (May 7, 2017). "Trump to Announce Slate of Conservative Federal Court Nominees" – via NYTimes.com.
  14. ↑ "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". The White House. May 8, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 15, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress – 1st Session". www.senate.gov.
  17. ↑ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress – 1st Session". www.senate.gov.
  18. ↑ Russell, Betsy Z. (August 1, 2017). "New Judge Nye sworn in today, going right to work". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by
N. Randy Smith		 Judge of the Sixth District Court of Idaho
2007–2017		 Succeeded by
Rick Carnaroli
Preceded by
Edward Lodge		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
2017–present		 Incumbent
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