David Nye (judge)

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 (age 66)
Lynwood, California, U.S.
EducationBrigham Young University (BA, JD)

David Charles Nye (born October 10, 1958) is an American lawyer and jurist who is the chief United States district judge of the United States 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.