MAGISTRATE JUDGE DAVID NUFFER

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Appointed: part time May 1, 1995 and full time January 17, 2003

Higher Education

B.A., cum laude, Humanities, 1975, Brigham Young University
J.D., cum laude, 1978, J. Reuben Clark Law School

Employment

1976–1978 - Law Clerk; Howard, Lewis & Peterson, Provo, Utah
1977–1978 - Law Clerk and Associate (Practicing Attorney); Allen, Thompson & Hughes, St. George, Utah
1979–2002 - Member; Snow, Nuffer, Engstrom, Drake, Wade & Smart
2001–Present - Adjunct Professor of Law; BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School
1995–Present - U.S. Magistrate Judge (part time 1995-2002)

Licenses and Professional Associations

Admitted, 1978, Utah State Bar
Admitted, 1978, U.S. District Court, Utah
Admitted, 1989, Arizona State Bar
Admitted, 1995, U.S. District Court, Arizona
Former Member, U.S. District Court Arbitration and Mediation Panel, Utah
Former Member and Mediation Panel Member, American Arbitration Association, 1994-2002

Civic Activity

Member, St. George Chamber of Commerce; Board Member (1982–1986); President (1985)
Member, Fifth District Court Judicial Nominating Commission, 1984-1988; 1992-1994
Member, Utah Supreme Court Special Task Force on the Management and Regulation of the Practice of Law, 1990-1991
Commissioner, Utah State Bar, 1994-2002
Member, Utah Judicial Conduct Commission, 1997-2000; Vice Chair 1998-1999; Chair 1999-2000
Chair, Utah State Bar Long Range Planning Committee, 1997-1998
President, Utah State Bar, 2000-2001
Member, Utah District Court Technology Committee, 2001-present (Vice-chair 2003-present)
Member, Utah State Supreme Court Study Committee on Delivery of Legal Services, 2001-2002
Member, Utah State Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, 2003-present
Member, Utah District Court Disciplinary Panel