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Cassell, Paul G.
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Nominated by George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to a seat vacated by David Sam. Confirmed by the Senate on May 13, 2002, and received commission on May 15, 2002. Service terminated on November 5, 2007, due to resignation.
Education:
Stanford University, B.A., 1979
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1984
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Antonin Scalia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1984-1985
Law clerk, Hon. Warren E. Burger, Supreme Court of the United States, 1985-1986
Associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1986-1988
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 1988-1991
Professor of law, University of Utah College of Law, 1992-2002, 2007-
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, June 19, 2001; no Senate vote