David Winder

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David Winder

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Prior offices
United States District Court for the District of Utah

Education

Bachelor's

University of Utah, 1955

Law

Stanford Law School, 1958

Personal
Birthplace
Salt Lake City, Utah

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David Keith Winder was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on November 1, 1979. He assumed senior status on June 8, 1997. He served until his death on May 19, 2009.[1]

Education

Winder received his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah in 1955 and his LL.B. from Stanford Law School in 1958.[1]

Military service

Winder served in the United States Air Force.[1]

Professional career

  • 1979-2009: United States district court judge, Utah
  • 1977-1979: Utah district court judge
  • 1965-1966: Chief deputy district attorney, Utah
  • 1963-1965: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Utah
  • 1959-1963: Deputy county attorney, Salt Lake County, Utah
  • 1958-1959: Law clerk for Hon. Allan Crockett, Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court
  • 1958-1977: Attorney in private practice[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

District of Utah

Winder was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on November 1, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 4, 1979, and received commission two days later. He served as chief judge from 1993 until he assumed senior status on June 8, 1997. He served until his death on May 19, 2009[1] Winder was succeeded in this position by Judge Dale Kimball.

See also

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Winder Biography from the Federal Judicial Center Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content
Political offices
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat
District of Utah
1979–1997
Seat #3
Succeeded by:
Dale Kimball