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Howard Curtis Nielson Jr.
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Howard Curtis Nielson Jr. serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed May 22, 2019 by a 51–47 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- May 22, 2019
- Senate vote
- 51–47
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1968
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of UtahDonald J. Trump · May 22, 2019
Education
- Brigham Young UniversityB.A., 1992
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 1997
Career
Law clerk, Hon. J. Michael Luttig, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1997-1998; Law clerk, Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States, 1998-1999; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1999-2001, 2005-2019; U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2005; special assistant to the deputy attorney general, 2001; counsel to the Attorney General, 2001-2003; deputy assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, 2003-2005; J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 2007-2014; lecturer, 2007-2009; distinguished lecturer, 2009-2014; Legal consultant, The Boeing Company, 2008-2014
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