David Bruce Barlow at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
- Jurisdiction
- Utah · Federal
- Judicial service
- January 6, 2020–present
David Bruce Barlow
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · December 4, 2025
Black Oak Capital BOCA, LLC v. Paul Evans, LLC, et al.
- Court response
- Order for counsel to read cited authorities and file a certification within 30 days
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: General counsel and chief counsel, judiciary, U.S. Sen.
- Professional Career: Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2014-2017
- Professional Career: U.S. attorney for the District of Utah, 2011-2014
- Professional Career: Vice president, compliance, Walmart, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2017-2018
- Professional Career: Private practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018-2019
- Professional Career: Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1998-2010
Education
- Brigham Young University · B.A., 1995
- Yale Law School · J.D., 1998
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/7465661Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts