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Trump nominates former federal prosecutor for Utah judgeship

Washington • President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated former U.S. Attorney for Utah David Barlow to be a federal judge in the Beehive State, the White House announced.

Barlow is a former general counsel to Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and now a lawyer at Dorsey & Whitney LLP, an international law firm with an office in Salt Lake City.

Trump’s White House has made a concerted effort to push as many judicial picks as possible, with the Senate recently changing its rules to rush through nominees.

The Senate recently confirmed Washington lawyer Howard Nielson by a close vote – 51-47, with only one Republican opposed – to serve on the federal bench in Utah.