Clark Waddoups

Clark Waddoups, (born 1946 in Arco, Idaho), is a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Nominated by President George W. Bush, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 26, 2008.^[1] When word of his nomination broke in April 2008, friends and colleagues hailed him as non-partisan, while at least one local blogger expressed doubts, given some of the past legal matters with which he was involved.^[2]

Judge Waddoups received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University in 1970 and his juris doctorate from the University of Utah's law school in 1973. He was most recently a partner in the law firm of Parr, Waddoups, Brown, Gee & Loveless where he was a trial lawyer specializing in commercial litigation, including antitrust, securities, labor/employment, banking, construction, environmental and insurance claims.

Waddoups has represented clients in industries such as heavy manufacturing, broadcasting, banking and finance, automotive, oil, and real estate.

Waddoups practiced for O'Melveny & Myers, a large California law firm for seven years in Los Angeles before joining Parr Waddoups in 1981. Prior to that, he served as a law clerk for Hon. J. Clifford Wallace, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, from 1973 - 1974.

Prior to his appointment, Judge Waddoups, who is admitted to practice in California and before all state and federal courts in Utah, was a registered lobbyist in the State of Utah, an active member of the Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence, and past President of the A. Sherman Christensen American Inn of Court.

References

1. ^ Senate confirms new judge for Utah, Deseret News, 9/27/2008
2. ^ Clark Waddoups a Non-partisan Miracle!, 4/30/2008

External links

• District court web page
• Resume
• Clark Waddoups at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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