--- title: "Ann Marie McIff Allen | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ann-marie-mciff-allen" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Ann Marie McIff Allen U.S. District Court for the District of Utah · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Utah - State: Utah - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah, appointed by President Joe Biden in 2024 and confirmed unanimously by the Senate - Utah Fifth District Court Judge (2020–2024), appointed by Governor Gary Herbert and confirmed by the Utah Senate - Southern Utah University, 2016-2020; special counsel and director of ethics and compliance, 2016-2017; general counsel, 2018-2020 - Deputy county attorney, Garfield County, Utah, 2014-2020 - Solo practitioner (2013–2020) and General Counsel at Southern Utah University (2018–2020) - Deputy county attorney, Iron County, Utah, 2007-2013 ### Education - J. Reuben Clark Law School — J.D. (1997) - Brigham Young University — J.D. (1997) - Brigham Young University — B.A. (1994) ### Additional information - Assumed office: April 12, 2024 - Nomination: By President Joe Biden on January 10, 2024 - Judicial commission: April 12, 2024 - Confirmation: April 10, 2024, by a 100–0 vote — the first and only Biden appointment confirmed unanimously by the full Senate. - Predecessor: David Nuffer (senior status, 2022) - Private practice, Cedar City, Utah, 2001-2007, 2013-2016 - Adjunct instructor, Southern Utah University, 2014-ca. - Earlier private practice in Cedar City, UT (2001–2007). - Adjunct instructor, Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University), 1999-2001 - Adjunct instructor, Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1997-1998 - Date of birth: 1972 - The first and only federal judge appointed by President Biden to be confirmed unanimously by the Senate. - Birth place: Richfield ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761626) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761626) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761626) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761626) - [Wikidata: Ann Marie McIff Allen](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125408548) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ann-marie-mciff-allen", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ann-marie-mciff-allen", "name": "Ann Marie McIff Allen | KnowJudges", "description": "Ann Marie McIff Allen, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.