David Charles Bury (born December 9, 1942) is a senior United States district judge of the

United States District Court for the District of Arizona The United States District Court for the District of Arizona (in case citations, D. Ariz.) is the U.S. district court that covers the state of Arizona. It is under the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The District was est ...

Education and career

Born in

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, Oklahoma, Bury received a

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from

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in 1964 and a Juris Doctor from the

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in 1967. He was in private practice in

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, from 1967 to 2002.

District court service

On September 10, 2001, Bury was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the

created by 114 Stat. 2762. He was confirmed by the

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on March 15, 2002, and received his commission on March 19, 2002. He took senior status on December 31, 2012, and was succeeded by Judge James Alan Soto.

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bury, David Charles 1942 births Living people James E. Rogers College of Law alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Oklahoma State University alumni Lawyers from Tulsa, Oklahoma United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush 21st-century American judges