David G. Campbell at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- Jurisdiction
- Arizona · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 15, 2003–present
David G. Campbell
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · February 20, 2026
Gerow v. Falcone
Biography
Professional career
- Visiting professor, Brigham Young University, 1990-present
- Adjunct professor, Arizona State University Law School, 1988-present
- Adjunct professor, Arizona State University Law School, 1985-1986
- Private practice, Phoenix, AZ, 1982-2003
- Law clerk, Hon. William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1982-present
- Private practice, 1980-1981
- Law clerk, Hon. J. Clifford Wallace, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1979-1980
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Arizona, 2003-present
Education
- University of Utah · B.S., 1976
- S.J. Quinney College of Law · J.D., 1979
Personal record
Born 1952 · Salt Lake City, UT
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/1391891CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/517/david-g-campbell/Federal 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-courtsFederal Judicial Center — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Identity source · TEXT · checked September 8, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/history/judges.csv