David Sam at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
- Jurisdiction
- Utah · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 16, 1985–present
David Sam
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: County attorney, Duchesne County, Utah, 1966-1972
- Professional Career: Private practice, Duchesne, Utah, 1973-1976
- Professional Career: County commissioner, Duchesne County, Utah, 1972-1974
- Professional Career: Private practice, Duchesne-Roosevelt, Utah, 1963-1973
- Part-time faculty, Brigham Young University, 1977-1985
- Judge, Utah District Court, Fourth District, 1976-1985
- Private practice, Duchesne, UT, 1973-1976
- County commissioner, Duchesne County, UT, 1972-1974
- County attorney, Duchesne County, UT, 1966-1972
- Private practice, Duchesne-Roosevelt, UT, 1963-1973
- U.S. Air Force captain and judge advocate, 1961-1963
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Utah, 1985-1999
- Professional Career: Judge, Utah District Court, Fourth District, 1976-1985
- Professional Career: U.S. Air Force captain and judge advocate, 1961-1963
Education
- University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law) · J.D., 1960
- Brigham Young University · B.S., 1957
Personal record
Born 1933 · Hobart, IN
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Video Presentation 1 – Allows a personal laptop to be connected to the courtroom video and sound system. Can be used for Power Point Presentations, showing video and evidentiary documents throughout the courtroom monitors. .Courtroom Technology Information | District of Utah | United States District Court ↗
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/1387331CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2828/david-sam/Courtroom Technology Information | District of Utah | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technology-informationFederal 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