--- title: "David Charles Nye | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-c-nye" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # David Charles Nye U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho - State: Idaho - 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 - Judge, District Court, D. Idaho, 2017-present - American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States District Judge for the District of Idaho and, from 2019 to 2026, as its Chief Judge - State Court Judge (2007–2017): Appointed by Idaho Governor Otter as a judge in the Sixth Judicial District; also held the role of Administrative District Judge (2009–2012) - Law clerk, Hon. George G. Granata, Idaho District Court, Fifth Judicial District, 1986-1987 ### Education - Brigham Young University-Provo — J.D. (1986) - He later earned his Juris Doctor from BYU’s J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1986 - Brigham Young University-Provo — B.A. (1982) ### Additional information - As Chief Judge (2019–2026), he presides over felony criminal cases, death penalty cases, Class A misdemeanors, and certain civil matters in the District of Idaho - Renomination: President Donald Trump nominated Nye on May 8, 2017; confirmed by the Senate 100–0 on July 12, 2017 - Private practice, Pocatello, ID, 1987-2007 - Nye was born in 1958 and graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1982 with a B.A. in English literature. - Born 1958 in Lynwood, California. - Date of birth: 1958-01-01 - He is recognized for his legal expertise and consistent judicial service, having been rated “well qualified” by the American Bar Association - Birth place: Lynwood, CA ## 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 ### presentation procedure Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: AMX Control Panel at Lectern: The AMX control panel has been referenced several times above and the main menu is illustrated at the left. The panel facilitates operation of the evidence presentation devices and selection of the audio/video sources. The first four functions have been discussed above. [Boise_Courtroom_Technology_Manual_276.pdf](https://idd.uscourts.gov/Content_Fetcher/index.cfml/Boise_Courtroom_Technology_Manual_276.pdf?Content_ID=276) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### 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/3015971) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/3015971) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/3015971) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8615/david-charles-nye/) - [Boise_Courtroom_Technology_Manual_276.pdf](https://idd.uscourts.gov/Content_Fetcher/index.cfml/Boise_Courtroom_Technology_Manual_276.pdf?Content_ID=276) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8615/david-charles-nye/) - [Wikidata: David C. Nye](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23881422) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-c-nye", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-c-nye", "name": "David Charles Nye | KnowJudges", "description": "David Charles Nye, U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. 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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.